{"id":24465,"date":"2022-02-02T14:36:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T14:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/how-to-import-and-export-a-ms-sql-database-using-sql-server-management-studio-ssms\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T12:16:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T12:16:12","slug":"how-to-import-and-export-a-ms-sql-database-using-sql-server-management-studio-ssms","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/how-to-import-and-export-a-ms-sql-database-using-sql-server-management-studio-ssms\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Import and Export a MS SQL database using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">This Article will show you How to Import and Export a MS SQL database using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<p 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style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\">Import Data<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; margin-left: 57.0pt; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\">Export Data<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; margin-left: 28.5pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #171717;\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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