Can I copy database files without dismounting them

Can I copy database files without dismounting them and attach them
from a different location.
I want to maintain two identical copies.
Thanks.Hello!
Yes, of course you can do that by using BACKUP \ RESTORE.
Back up your database and restore it on the other instance or SQL Server.
You may get more information about BACKUP and RESTORE from the following
address:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187048.aspx
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<war_wheelan@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Can I copy database files without dismounting them and attach them
> from a different location.
> I want to maintain two identical copies.
> Thanks.
>|||Why can't I copy the db files (mdf/ldf) to a new location without
detaching the database?
Why won't this work?
On Sep 10, 11:25 am, Ekrem =D6nsoy <ek...@.btegitim.com> wrote:
> Hello!
> Yes, of course you can do that by using BACKUP \ RESTORE.
> Back up your database and restore it on the other instance or SQL Server.
> You may get more information about BACKUP and RESTORE from the following
> address:http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187048.aspx
> --
> Ekrem =D6nsoy
> <war_whee...@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1189434972.953100.269150@.r34g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
> > Can I copy database files without dismounting them and attach them
> > from a different location.
> > I want to maintain two identical copies.
> > Thanks.|||Because attaching is only guaranteed if you have a consistent state of the database, which is what
you get by detaching it.
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<war_wheelan@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Why can't I copy the db files (mdf/ldf) to a new location without
detaching the database?
Why won't this work?
On Sep 10, 11:25 am, Ekrem Önsoy <ek...@.btegitim.com> wrote:
> Hello!
> Yes, of course you can do that by using BACKUP \ RESTORE.
> Back up your database and restore it on the other instance or SQL Server.
> You may get more information about BACKUP and RESTORE from the following
> address:http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187048.aspx
> --
> Ekrem Önsoy
> <war_whee...@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1189434972.953100.269150@.r34g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
> > Can I copy database files without dismounting them and attach them
> > from a different location.
> > I want to maintain two identical copies.
> > Thanks.sql