Download an entire SQL Azure database as single file

Question

Is there a facility in Azure to get a copy of the database? Or rather, detach the MDF and get it as a file? On occasion I create a database in the cloud, it's up for a while, and then I want to take it down and archive it. My current routine copies the database using SQL Azure Migration Wizard to a local Express instance, which I then detach and put in a safe place.

Answer 1

Here are the steps you can follow to get your database as a single bacpac file.