how to shrink Trx Log

Shrink Log file does not seems to make the file size any smaller.
The file size remains the even after shrinking it a few time.
The GUI seems ez to use but I may be doing it wrongly.
How do I shink the Log file?
"TBoon" <allblacks15@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Shrink Log file does not seems to make the file size any smaller.
> The file size remains the even after shrinking it a few time.
> The GUI seems ez to use but I may be doing it wrongly.
> How do I shink the Log file?
>
You can't shrink it if it's full of transactions. Perform a log backup to
copy the transactions out to a backup device, then you should be able to
shrink the transaction log. Then set up a maintence plan to perform
periodic transaction log backups to control the growth of the log file in
the future.
David

how to shrink Trx Log

Shrink Log file does not seems to make the file size any smaller.
The file size remains the even after shrinking it a few time.
The GUI seems ez to use but I may be doing it wrongly.
How do I shink the Log file?"TBoon" <allblacks15@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Shrink Log file does not seems to make the file size any smaller.
> The file size remains the even after shrinking it a few time.
> The GUI seems ez to use but I may be doing it wrongly.
> How do I shink the Log file?
>
You can't shrink it if it's full of transactions. Perform a log backup to
copy the transactions out to a backup device, then you should be able to
shrink the transaction log. Then set up a maintence plan to perform
periodic transaction log backups to control the growth of the log file in
the future.
David|||... and some details at http://www.karaszi.com/SQLServer/in...ver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
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> "TBoon" <allblacks15@.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:esbf$KHIHHA.3676@.T
K2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> You can't shrink it if it's full of transactions. Perform a log backup to
copy the transactions
> out to a backup device, then you should be able to shrink the transaction
log. Then set up a
> maintence plan to perform periodic transaction log backups to control the
growth of the log file
> in the future.
> David

how to shrink Trx Log

Shrink Log file does not seems to make the file size any smaller.
The file size remains the even after shrinking it a few time.
The GUI seems ez to use but I may be doing it wrongly.
How do I shink the Log file?"TBoon" <allblacks15@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:esbf$KHIHHA.3676@.TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Shrink Log file does not seems to make the file size any smaller.
> The file size remains the even after shrinking it a few time.
> The GUI seems ez to use but I may be doing it wrongly.
> How do I shink the Log file?
>
You can't shrink it if it's full of transactions. Perform a log backup to
copy the transactions out to a backup device, then you should be able to
shrink the transaction log. Then set up a maintence plan to perform
periodic transaction log backups to control the growth of the log file in
the future.
David|||... and some details at http://www.karaszi.com/SQLServer/info_dont_shrink.asp
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http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"David Browne" <davidbaxterbrowne no potted meat@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "TBoon" <allblacks15@.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:esbf$KHIHHA.3676@.TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Shrink Log file does not seems to make the file size any smaller.
>> The file size remains the even after shrinking it a few time.
>> The GUI seems ez to use but I may be doing it wrongly.
>> How do I shink the Log file?
> You can't shrink it if it's full of transactions. Perform a log backup to copy the transactions
> out to a backup device, then you should be able to shrink the transaction log. Then set up a
> maintence plan to perform periodic transaction log backups to control the growth of the log file
> in the future.
> David