title: How to rename a database column in Entity Framework 5 Code First migrations without losing data?
body: <p>I got the default ASP.NET MVC 4 template successfully running with EF 5.0 Code First Migrations. However, when I update a model property name, the corresponding table column data is dropped by EF 5.0.</p>
  
  <p>Is it somehow possible to rename the table column without dropping data in an automated way?</p>