Best way to copy a database (SQL Server 2008)

Question

Dumb question - what\'s the best way to copy instances in an environment where I want to refresh a development server with instances from a production server?

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Answer 1

Below is what I do to copy a database from production env to my local env:

1. Create an empty database in your local sql server
2. Right click on the new database -> tasks -> import data
3. In the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard, select product env's servername as data source. And select your new database as the destination data.