.ldf file

  • What is .ldf file? 
    what .ldf file contains?
    how to see .ldf data files?
    what to do if .ldf files full?
    how to take back up and recovery of  .ldf /?

  • ldf is Log data file, i.e. the Transaction Log of a database in SQL Server.
    It logs the transactions and data modifications in the database.
    Right click on the database go to Properties and then chose Files and you'll see there the log file (File type = LOG)
    For details, read this stairway - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/stairway/73776/

    Igor Micev,My blog: www.igormicev.com

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  • Hi

    You may also refer to this useful article entitled "A beginner’s guide to SQL Server transaction logs"  
    https://www.sqlshack.com/beginners-guide-sql-server-transaction-logs/

    Best Regards,

  • Ricky Valencia - Wednesday, June 21, 2017 9:06 AM

    You may also refer to this useful article entitled "A beginner’s guide to SQL Server transaction logs"  
    https://www.sqlshack.com/beginners-guide-sql-server-transaction-logs/

    There's a bunch of errors in there, read, but verify.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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