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AskSQLTeam
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 Posted - 2004-11-11 : 08:03:16
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| Joe writes "Approximately what percentage of a hard drive should remain free for optimal database performance? I understand that a lot depends on table sizes and etc., but I am looking for a ballpark percentage.Thanks." |
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tkizer
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Posted - 2004-11-11 : 13:46:21
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| This isn't SQL Server related. Your server will run into performance problems if the free disk space gets around 5MB or so. 5MB is cutting it too close for me. I like to have at least 10-15% free at all times. In fact, we have alerts that occur when the space drops below this threshold.Tara |
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