Can I upgrade SQL express 2014 (version - 12.0.2269.0) to SQL server 2019 standard edition

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As SQL Express provides 10 gb data my data is already full, so I need to buy SQL Server Standard Edition. So need can I do, When i upgrade 2014 express to 2019, is there any issue comes

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I will buy SQL Server 2019 Standard Edition license key

Posted 16-Dec-19 23:45pm

Mohammad Nawaz

Updated 17-Dec-19 4:21am

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-17T00:24:00

You shouldn't have a problem - but it's worth asking MS since you are buying a new - and expensive - license from them.

I wouldn't worry about the data so much as the upgrade path: 2014 -> 2019 is quite a jump, and there may be details they will be aware of that we might not.

Do bear in mind though that this is a one way journey: once you give the DB to 2019, 2014 will not be able to open it, so any apps which expect to use it directly may have problems. And since you are going from Express to Standard, you need to ensure that none of your apps are ATTACHing the DB - that's a diagnostic tool that is only available in Express.
I'd do a good solid backup before I started the upgrade, but then, I like backups...

Jörgen Andersson · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-17T04:22:00

Solution 4

My preferred way:

Make a backup of the old database.
Make a new installation of SQL Server.
Restore the old database into the new instance.

Note that any new functionality depending on database version or edition has to be enabled afterwards.

Posted 17-Dec-19 4:22am

Jörgen Andersson