In Sql Server Management Studio (SSMS), there doesnt seem to be a way to store the templates in a location other than the default (which is: %appData%\Microsoft\SQL Server Management Studio\12.0\Templates\Sql). I use this feature heavily, but everytime I get a new computer, I end up loosing them templates that I have collected over time.
I found a simple solution around this and it uses the “mklink” command.
Steps:
1. Open a command prompt and CD to: “%appData%\Microsoft\SQL Server Management Studio\12.0\Templates\Sql”
2. Run the command:
mklink /D MyTemplates C:\OneDrive\SqlTemplates
The above command creates a link from within the folder that SSMS looks for templates to a folder on c drive (I am mapping it to folder thats backed up by one-drive).
3. Restart SSMS, and voila, you should see this folder in your templates explorer.
