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- April
2014
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Truncate log file of a MSSQL database
From time to time it’s required to clean up log file, but Managment Studio does not offer straightforward command to do that. This script will help in cleaning up.
LogFileName – a system name of the log file, which can be taken from DB properties or system table sys.database_files
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USE DatabaseName GO -- Truncate the log by changing the database recovery model to SIMPLE. ALTER DATABASE DatabaseName SET RECOVERY SIMPLE; GO -- Shrink the truncated log file to 1 MB. DBCC SHRINKFILE (LogFileName, 1); GO -- Reset the database recovery model. ALTER DATABASE DatabaseName SET RECOVERY FULL; GO |