Shrink Database

  • How do I shrink the allocated space for a db. I have a database that has 26 gigs reserved but the physical space needed is 19 gigs. I want to bring that back down to 21 gigs.

    Steve Johnson


    Steve Johnson

  • If you're running SQL2000 just right click and select shrink database in EM.

    Andy

  • thanks, I have already done that but what I was missing was that we have 25 gigs of data in that database.... not sure how we got that much in this database it is a copy of another database which is only 19 gig

    Steve Johnson


    Steve Johnson

  • Was this a restores copy? Has any activity taken place?

    Steve Jones

    steve@dkranch.net

  • I am moving a database from an old box to a new box, I used a "Copy SQL Server Task" to move the data only. We have done extensive work on the permissions and indexes on the new box and I don't want to loose those changes.

    Steve Johnson


    Steve Johnson

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