Answer by Tibor Karaszi for SQL Server database is too large because...
How did you do the SHRINK? Using the GUI? It defaults to TRUNCATEONLY, which means that it doesn't move around any data. I.e., the last used page will limit how much smaller the file gets. In your...
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I've always found shrinking databases to be highly unpredictable as to whether or not it actually frees space. I've had to do it over and over again in the past to get it to work.As others say, the...
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What you need is to decide whether you can afford to have the free space allocated to this database or you would need to reclaim some disk space.In case you need to reclaim, you will need to shrink the...
View ArticleAnswer by J.D. for SQL Server database is too large because available space...
The "unused space" is reserved by extents of pages which are maintained to be allocated to your data as your Tables and Indexes grow. The reason it's as big as it is currently is because you had a...
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SQL Server database is too large because available space allocated 70% mdf space
My database is 825 GB on disk, but unallocated space is about 500 GB (825GB * 55%).After I shrank the database and files in SQL Server Management Studio, it had no improvement to reclaim the total .mdf...
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