

Connect to the SQL Server and click on New Query.Open SQL Server Management Studio as Administrator.For more information, see View or Change the Default Locations for Data and Log Files (SQL Server Management Studio). Note: The default location for storing data and log files of SQL Server 2012 Express (圆4) is C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\DATA. Originally wanted to select a backup file to create a test library, but for unknown reasons, the download can not be. In this example, I keep it in C:\databases. AdventureWorks sample databases download. Place the downloaded file (the MDF file) to your database folder.

#INSTALL ADVENTUREWORKS DATABASE 2012 HOW TO#
On this post, you will see step-by-step guide how to attach/install sample database Adventure Works on SQL Server 2012 Express using SQL Management Studio. Note that AdventureWorks has not seen any significant changes since the 2012 version.
