How do I find the data directory for a SQL Server instance?

Question

We have a few huge databases (20GB+) which mostly contain static lookup data. Because our application executes joins against tables in these databases, they have t

Answer 1

For the current database you can just use:

select physical_name fromsys.database_files;

to specify another database e.g. 'Model', use sys.master_files

select physical_name from sys.master_files where database_id = DB_ID(N'Model');