RE: Error 5 when trying to connect to database

SSC Guru

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April 24, 2013 at 3:00 pm

easiest fix is to move it out of your personal folders:

c:\users\austens samsung

a fresh installation of SQL has permissions to it's own folders under program files, and it's own folders under program files(x86), but typically does NOT have permissions to specific users folders.

my 2008 isntallation, for example, typically puts files here by default:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA

Lowell

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