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Asked: May 10, 20262026-05-10T20:37:29+00:00 2026-05-10T20:37:29+00:00

I have a rather large (many gigabytes) table of data in SQL Server that

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I have a rather large (many gigabytes) table of data in SQL Server that I wish to move to a table in another database on the same server.

The tables are the same layout.

What would be the most effecient way of going about doing this?

This is a one off operation so no automation is required.

Many thanks.

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  1. 2026-05-10T20:37:29+00:00Added an answer on May 10, 2026 at 8:37 pm

    If it is a one-off operation, why care about top efficiency so much?

    SELECT * INTO OtherDatabase..NewTable FROM ThisDatabase..OldTable 

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    INSERT OtherDatabase..NewTable SELECT * FROM ThisDatabase..OldTable 

    …and let it run over night. I would dare to say that using SELECT/INSERT INTO on the same server is not far from the best efficiency you can get anyway.

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