Managing Backup History Options in MSDB

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Managing Backup History Options in MSDB

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July 31, 2024 at 12:00 am

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Neil Burton SSC-Insane Points: 22999 More actions · Answer 1

This proc allows you to delete by database which, according to the question as written, is managing the amount of data. While it doesn't do the same exact job, to me, it doesn't look like it's wrong to say that there are two options. Could somebody explain the difference please?

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ako58 SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4019 More actions · Answer 2

sp_delete_database_backuphistory [ @database_name = ] N'database_name'

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736173 More actions · Answer 3

Sorry, typo. Meant to include the proc name in the question. Points awarded back