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 data space used not equal to amount of data

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cr8nk
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Posted - 2001-10-29 : 21:54:59
Hello there,

I a database with 3.5 GB reserved space for data. I only have 500 MB data in the database, but after running a lot of data modification queries, I ended up with 2.5 used data space (not transaction log). The data in my tables only still only added up to 500 MB. Anyone know why the space used in the data file shows to be bigger than the actual amount of the data in the tables & indexes?

thanks,

Creighton

   

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