SUMMARY
This step-by-step article describes how to move Microsoft SQL Server user databases and most common SQL Server components between computers that are running SQL Server.
The steps described in this article assume that you will not move the master, model, tempdb, or msdb system databases. The steps provide different options for you to transfer logins and the most common components that are contained in the master and msdb databases.
For information about the specific items not transferred when you follow the steps in this article, see the “More Information” section of this article.