Importing MS SQL 2005 Databases into MS SQL 2012 Databases
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May 11, 2015 2:13 PM
You can import MS SQL Server® 2005 database information into MS SQL Server® 2012 databases using the following steps.
To Import MS SQL 2005 Databases into 2012
- Back up your 2005 database.
- Delete your 2005 database.
- Create a new 2012 database. We recommend using the same user name so you don't need to modify your scripts.
- Restore your 2005 database information into your new 2012 database.
NOTE: After backing up or restoring databases, we recommend waiting at least 10 minutes to connect to it.
