Full backup size is very high
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Hi,
Database size is 65.4 gb (including mdf, log file and file stream directory)
Full backup size is 341 GB.
How to reduce full backup and what is reason for high backup file size.
Pls advise a solution for reduce backup size
sql server ver - sql server 16 64 bitRegards
Binu -
If you constantly backup to the same file and you don't have it set to overwrite, then you have every backup you ever made appended to the same file. The way most people have backups setup is that it creates a new file for each backup and deletes the older files over time.
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Create a Tally Function (fnTally) -
and the specifics:
if you scripted the backup command, you'll see NO INIT which means append to the previous backup file; changing it to INIT will replace the file, effectively deleting the previous backups, unless you change the name.BACKUP DATABASE [master]
TO DISK = N'X:\MSSQL\SQLBackups\STORM-ORIGIN\master\FULL\STORM-ORIGIN_master_FULL_20170701_020000.bak'
WITH NOFORMAT,
NOINIT,
NAME = N'master-Full Database Backup',
SKIP,
NOREWIND,
NOUNLOAD,
STATS = 10
GO
if you look at the backup GUI, you currently have this setting, instead of the Overwrite command which you can see is the next selection
Lowell
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Thanks for info
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