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I have a database I am about to Archive. &nbsp; <br />
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2 questions.<br />
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1) is it better to take a full backup of the database and archive that or to move the ldf and mdf files to the archive location.<br />
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2) the database is currently offline. &nbsp;do I need to detach from offline status or bring the database back to online before I detach it.<br />
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thanks a bunch!
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I have a database I am about to Archive.   

2 questions.

1) is it better to take a full backup of the database and archive that or to move the ldf and mdf files to the archive location.

2) the database is currently offline.  do I need to detach from offline status or bring the database back to online before I detach it.

thanks a bunch!

archiving a database question

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