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Ex
Posting Yak Master

166 Posts

Posted - 2005-04-03 : 21:33:38
should a transaction log be cleared out after a full backup if not how is the best way to do this?

Ex
Posting Yak Master

166 Posts

Posted - 2005-04-03 : 21:48:31
sorry i will be more clear if you dont back up the log can you truncate the log file?

i have a full backup at the moment but my log file stay the same size i am assuming i am not truncating it should it be truncated aftear a full backup or do i specifiy it needs to be truncated?
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nr
SQLTeam MVY

12543 Posts

Posted - 2005-04-03 : 22:04:13
see
http://www.mindsdoor.net/SQLAdmin/TransactionLogFileGrows_1.html

A full (or diff) backup does not truncate the log or release entries.

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jen
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

4110 Posts

Posted - 2005-04-04 : 02:34:17
if you don't need point in time restoration, you can just truncate the log file otherwise you may need to create routine log backups to maintain it's size

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