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title: "Databases and Files Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)"
description: Databases and Files Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
author: rwestMSFT
ms.author: randolphwest
ms.date: "01/18/2016"
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  - "catalog views [SQL Server], databases"
  - "database catalog views [SQL Server]"
  - "catalog views [SQL Server], files"
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# Databases and Files Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
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  This section contains the following catalog views.  

:::row:::
    :::column:::
        [sys.backup_devices (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-backup-devices-transact-sql.md)
        
        [sys.database_connection_stats (Azure SQL Database)](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-database-connection-stats-azure-sql-database.md)
        
        [sys.databases (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-databases-transact-sql.md)
        
        [sys.database_files (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-database-files-transact-sql.md)
        
        [sys.database_mirroring (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-database-mirroring-transact-sql.md)
    :::column-end:::
    :::column:::
        [sys.database_recovery_status (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-database-recovery-status-transact-sql.md)
        
        [sys.database_scoped_configurations (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-database-scoped-configurations-transact-sql.md)
        
        [sys.master_files (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-master-files-transact-sql.md)
    :::column-end:::
:::row-end:::

## See Also  
 [Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/catalog-views-transact-sql.md)   
 [System Views (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/language-reference.md)