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Why Can't SQL Server Management Studio Access The "My Documents" Folder in Windows 7?

Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 202648797 views
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I have a database backup located in my Windows 7 Documents folder ( ), and I'm trying to restore it using SQL Server Management Studio. However, the program is unable to access anything within the Users\Aaron directory using its non-standard file selection dialog, even when run as an Administrator.…

Error Output

C:\Users\Aaron\Documents...

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Fix for: Why Can't SQL Server Management Studio Access The "My Documents" Folder in Windows 7?

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I found more information here: "To give your SQL Server account access to this folder, we first have to verify the account used to login to SQL Server. Open SQL Server Configuration Manager and navigate to SQL Server Services. Right-click SQL Server…

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