How to Locate SQL Server Database File Locations

You can use the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio to locate the SQL server database file location.

Once you launched the studio, right-click on the database, select Properties. Select the Files page and you will get to see the data and log files location.

Alternatively, right-click on the database and choose New Query. Paste the following command line,

SELECT name, physical_name AS DB_FILE_LOCATION
FROM sys.master_files

The output

master	C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SID\MSSQL\DATA\master.mdf
mastlog	C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SID\MSSQL\DATA\mastlog.ldf
tempdev	H:\SIDTEMPDB\tempdev.mdf
templog	H:\SIDTEMPDB\templog.ldf
modeldev	C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SID\MSSQL\DATA\model.mdf
modellog	C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SID\MSSQL\DATA\modellog.ldf
MSDBData	C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SID\MSSQL\DATA\MSDBData.mdf
MSDBLog	C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SID\MSSQL\DATA\MSDBLog.ldf
SIDDATA1	F:\SIDDATA\SIDDATA1.mdf
SIDLOG1	G:\SIDLOG\SIDLOG.ldf
SIDDATA2	F:\SIDDATA\SIDDATA2.ndf
SIDDATA3	F:\SIDDATA\SIDDATA3.ndf
SIDDATA4	F:\SIDDATA\SIDDATA4.ndf

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