How to Change your Database Backup path After installation

After i install SQL Server i want to Change my backup path so leat’s See What i will do to change this path and Check it Change correct ot now

1- Open Start menu

2- open Run

3- Write RegEdit

4 – HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SQL2012\MSSQLServer

Note : After this path {HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\} you will select your SQL Server version i try this Example on SQL Server 2012 so i Select {MSSQL11.SQL2012}

5- in you write panal you will See BackupDirectory Write Click on it then modify then Write your new backup path

Check your backup path or See your backup path

DECLARE @BackupDirectoryVARCHAR(100)

EXEC master..xp_regread@rootkey=‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE’,

@key=‘SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SQL2012\MSSQLServer’,

@value_name=‘BackupDirectory’,

@BackupDirectory=@BackupDirectoryOUTPUT

SELECT @BackupDirectory

Now if you want to return your datbase bakup path run this Script

EXEC  master..xp_regwrite

@rootkey=‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE’,

@key=‘SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SQL2012\MSSQLServer’,

@value_name=‘BackupDirectory’,

@type=‘REG_SZ’,

@value=‘C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SQL2012\MSSQL\Backup’