Thanks for the replies, folks. I've watched this log file grow from 1.4Gb to to 1.9Gb in about 2 hrs. So, if I change it to Simple mode,...

Thanks for the procedures.

It looks like I'm just going to completely blow away the database and rebuild it. We can't seem to find any drives bigger than what I...

You're such a tease!!!

Unfortunately, we use EMC and from what I've been told Windows and EMC don't play well together, so I'm pretty much stuck with the unc method...unless.....would a USB drive work?...

Well, thanks for bursting my bubble, Mr. Sunshine! :laugh:

So, just how to do use SQL Server on large databases? Surely there has to be a way to have...

I can see the mapped drive in Windows, but I'm not sure how to get SQL Server to see it. The link you sent is a big help. ...

You are correct. I want to move user databases.

I did see that article, but I wasn't sure it was for network attached drives or local. I've mapped a...

I decided to do it nightly because of an issue we had on another db that ended up eating all the disk space.  And since is not my primary job...

Thanks for the tip.  Once I did the checkpoint, I was able to shrink the db.  I have nightly maintenance that dumps the logs (we don't need backups) and does a...