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temp db data file size

  • November 21, 2011 at 12:56 pm

    #148833

    Running 2005 Std. 64bit SP3 on VM Ware ESX with NAS

    Tempdb mdf file sitting at 4GB, tempdb database properties show 99% free space but I can't shrink the file.

    There is a second data file at 700 MB which I can shrink but it only shaves off a few MB.

    Also in the shrink file dialog it shows Currently Allocated at 8 MB and Available Free Space is -2.56 MB(-32%), very strange.

    Any thoughts?

  • November 21, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    #1411041

    DBCC UPDATEUSAGE

    Don't shrink tempDB without completely and totally quiescing the server. It's documented to potentially cause corruptions in TempDB.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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