| title | sp_copysnapshot (Transact-SQL) | ||
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| description | sp_copysnapshot copies the snapshot folder of the specified publication to the folder listed in the destination folder. | ||
| author | markingmyname | ||
| ms.author | maghan | ||
| ms.reviewer | randolphwest | ||
| ms.date | 06/23/2025 | ||
| ms.service | sql | ||
| ms.subservice | replication | ||
| ms.topic | reference | ||
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[!INCLUDE SQL Server SQL MI]
Copies the snapshot folder of the specified publication to the folder listed in the @destination_folder. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on the publication database. This stored procedure is useful for copying a snapshot to removable media.
:::image type="icon" source="../../includes/media/topic-link-icon.svg" border="false"::: Transact-SQL syntax conventions
sp_copysnapshot
[ @publication = ] N'publication'
, [ @destination_folder = ] N'destination_folder'
[ , [ @subscriber = ] N'subscriber' ]
[ , [ @subscriber_db = ] N'subscriber_db' ]
[ , [ @publisher = ] N'publisher' ]
[ ; ]
The name of the publication whose snapshot contents are to be copied. @publication is sysname, with no default.
The name of the folder where the contents of the publication snapshot are to be copied. @destination_folder is nvarchar(255), with no default. The @destination_folder can be an alternate location such as on another server, on a network drive, or on removable media.
The name of the Subscriber. @subscriber is sysname, with a default of NULL.
The name of the subscription database. @subscriber_db is sysname, with a default of NULL.
[!INCLUDE ssinternalonly-md]
0 (success) or 1 (failure).
sp_copysnapshot is used in all types of replication.
Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role or db_owner fixed database role can execute sp_copysnapshot.