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Reduce the size of your database

Michael Lazar
10.15.2003
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Resident administration expert Michael Lazar offers his tips on reducing the size of your databases.

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Here are a few tips that I've found useful in keeping the Database Monster under control. I have some bad news for folks running transactional logging. Items 1 and 2 cannot be used to help reduce file sizes without some very careful planning. You should not use copy style compacts with transactional logging. Doing so renders all prior log extents for that database useless since a copy style compact changes the DBIID. The rule is that you should take an immediate full backup after running a copy style compact on a transactionally logged server. I have seen people run a compact on S

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aturday night, and then take a full backup on Sunday. They were willing to risk the potential loss of data due to a crash/corruption for that short, off-hours timeframe. Only do this if you understand the risks and are willing to take them.

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Regarding keeping a small mail file, here is what I tell my users: Follow these three practices to keep your mail file small without having to deal with archiving. How to remove the largest messages or attachments: Following these steps will return huge amounts of space with minimal effort and without the need to archive. (For legal reasons some people may still need to archive.)

-- David H.

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