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vdavid70
Yak Posting Veteran
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 Posted - 2005-05-31 : 10:56:29
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| Hi all, The size of one of my databases is about 95%. Which means it is almost full. Although i have lots of space on the hard drive where it reside, therefore can add another .ndf file. I have already shrunk the size of the file, but it has made no difference. Is there any other way to reduce the size without creating a secondary file.RegardsVictord |
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nr
SQLTeam MVY
12543 Posts |
Posted - 2005-05-31 : 12:04:04
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| Why not let it autogrow?==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.DTS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy. |
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vdavid70
Yak Posting Veteran
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Posted - 2005-05-31 : 12:07:39
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| It is already set to autogrow.if it is set to autogrow does this mean that the size of the database files will reduce itself when it reaches its maximum? |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
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Posted - 2005-05-31 : 15:31:03
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| No. It means that the MDF file will expand to accomodate the extra growth. The default is for it to grow by 10%. Be warned though that you will receive a big performance hit when the autogrow feature is executed. If you know that you are going to surpass the current file size, schedule the expansion to occur during a maintenance window.Tara |
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tomy74
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Database file Growth