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[!INCLUDE SQL Server] [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] maintains a set of system-level databases, called system databases, which are essential for the operation of a server instance. Several of the system ...

[!INCLUDE SQL Server] System databases must be rebuilt to fix corruption problems in the master, model, msdb, or resource system databases, or to modify the default server-level collation. This ...

Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. The main difference between tempdb and other databases is the workload. With tempdb we are constantly creating and destroying objects such as temp tables. This ...

When a SQL Server database enters recovery mode, it normally resolves itself after three important phases: analysis, redo, and undo. However, there are times when the recovery procedure is not ...

Now, go to the Database tab. Assuming that your SQL Server database is running on another server, this tab will be empty. Click the Change Database button.