SQL Server Script: Back up All Databases

Run this script to back up all SQL Databases to the specified location. The portion highlighted in Yellow is where you would put the location you would like the databases saved in... All databases will be backed up as {Day of Week} - {Database Name}.bak

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DECLARE @DBName varchar(255)

DECLARE @DATABASES_Fetch int

DECLARE DATABASES_CURSOR CURSOR FOR
select
DATABASE_NAME = db_name(s_mf.database_id)
from
sys.master_files s_mf
where
-- ONLINE
s_mf.state = 0

-- Only look at databases to which we have access
and has_dbaccess(db_name(s_mf.database_id)) = 1

-- Not master, tempdb or model
and db_name(s_mf.database_id) not in ('Master','tempdb','model')
group by s_mf.database_id
order by 1

OPEN DATABASES_CURSOR

FETCH NEXT FROM DATABASES_CURSOR INTO @DBName

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
declare @DBFileName varchar(256)
set @DBFileName = datename(dw, getdate()) + ' - ' +
replace(replace(@DBName,':','_'),'\','_')

exec ('BACKUP DATABASE [' + @DBName + '] TO DISK = N''c:\SQL backups\' +
@DBFileName + '.bak' + ''' WITH NOFORMAT, INIT, NAME = N''' +
@DBName + '-Full Database Backup'', SKIP, NOREWIND, NOUNLOAD, STATS = 100')

FETCH NEXT FROM DATABASES_CURSOR INTO @DBName
END

CLOSE DATABASES_CURSOR
DEALLOCATE DATABASES_CURSOR


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