3 Reasons Not to Install Databases On the C Drive
We’re probably all familiar with the fact that SQL Server by default will install not only the program binaries but all your databases on the C drive as well. Accidental DBA’s, i.e. System Administrators and Developers who inherited the maintenance of a database, may not be aware of how bad it can be if someone simply clicked the “Next” button all the way through the SQL Server install. There are surely many reasons not to accept this default during the install, but I will start with three.