Retrieve Default Backup Location

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Author: ChillyDBA

Date: 6 Jun 2020

Retrieve the default backup location folder from the registry.

Useful when writing dynamic management/ETL code

EXECUTE [master].dbo.xp_instance_regread N'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE', N'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer', N'BackupDirectory'

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