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8.6

Cleaning Up SQL Server

Asked by kmoloney in MS SQL Server

I've gone through several iterations of local SQL Server installs on my machine and would like to know what I should / need to keep and what I can get rid of.

I first installed MSDE 2000.  Created a bunch of databases.

Then installed Microsoft SQL Server 2000 standard edition.

Then installed Microsoft SQL Server 2005 from Visual Studio 2005.

Then installed Microsoft SQL Server Express (because I couldn't get website management tools to function using regular SQL Server 2005).

The SQL Programs listed in Add/Remove Programs (control panel) are:

 -- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (plus Books Online and Sample Database Scripts) Combined size 151.99 MB
 -- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (plus Backward Compatibility, Books Online, and Mobile Developer Tools) Combined size 8976.13 MB
 -- Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine - 58.99 MB
 -- Microsoft SQL Server Native Client - 4.16 MB
 -- Microsoft SQL Server Setup Support Files (English) - 20.00 MB
 -- Microsoft SQL Server VSS Writer - 0.66 MB


The folders in my [C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\] folder are:
Folder PATH listing
C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT SQL SERVER
+---80
|   +---COM
|   |   \---Resources
|   |       \---1033
|   \---Tools
|       +---Binn
|       |   \---Resources
|       |       \---1033
|       +---Books
|       +---DevTools
|       |   +---Include
|       |   +---Lib
|       |   \---Samples
|       |       +---ado
|       |       +---dblib
|       |       +---desktop
|       |       +---dts
|       |       +---esqlc
|       |       +---misc
|       |       +---msdtc
|       |       +---odbc
|       |       +---ods
|       |       +---oleauto
|       |       +---sqldmo
|       |       +---sqlns
|       |       +---sqlrepl
|       |       +---utils
|       |       \---xml
|       +---HTML
|       +---Install
|       +---Scripts
|       \---Templates
|           +---DTS
|           +---SQL Profiler
|           \---SQL Query Analyzer
|               +---Attach and Detach Database
|               +---Create Database
|               +---Create Function
|               +---Create Index
|               +---Create Procedure
|               +---Create Statistics
|               +---Create Table
|               +---Create Trigger
|               +---Create View
|               +---Manage Extended Property
|               +---Manage Linked Server
|               +---Manage Login Role User
|               \---Using Cursor
+---90
|   +---COM
|   |   +---en
|   |   \---Resources
|   |       \---1033
|   +---DTS
|   |   +---Binn
|   |   |   \---Resources
|   |   |       \---1033
|   |   +---Connections
|   |   |   \---en
|   |   +---ForEachEnumerators
|   |   |   +---en
|   |   |   \---Resources
|   |   |       \---1033
|   |   +---LogProviders
|   |   +---MappingFiles
|   |   +---Packages
|   |   +---PipelineComponents
|   |   |   \---Resources
|   |   |       \---1033
|   |   \---Tasks
|   |       \---en
|   +---EULA
|   +---NotificationServices
|   |   \---9.0.242
|   |       +---Bin
|   |       |   +---de
|   |       |   +---en
|   |       |   +---es
|   |       |   +---fr
|   |       |   +---it
|   |       |   +---ja
|   |       |   +---ko
|   |       |   +---zh-CHS
|   |       |   \---zh-CHT
|   |       \---XML Schemas
|   +---SDK
|   |   +---Assemblies
|   |   |   \---en
|   |   +---Include
|   |   \---Lib
|   |       \---x86
|   +---Setup Bootstrap
|   |   +---1033
|   |   +---Bin
|   |   +---BPA
|   |   |   +---1033
|   |   |   +---bin
|   |   |   +---Repository
|   |   |   |   +---ASPNETUSERENCRYPTED
|   |   |   |   |   \---bin
|   |   |   |   +---DBUNWRITABLE_UPGBLKR
|   |   |   |   |   \---bin
|   |   |   |   +---DUPLICATEINDEX_UPGBLKR
|   |   |   |   |   \---bin
|   |   |   |   +---DUPLICATESID
|   |   |   |   |   \---bin
|   |   |   |   +---LOGINNAMEASSERVERROLE
|   |   |   |   |   \---bin
|   |   |   |   +---RESERVEDATABASEID
|   |   |   |   |   \---bin
|   |   |   |   +---RSCUSTOMASSEMBLIES
|   |   |   |   |   \---bin
|   |   |   |   +---RSCUSTOMSECURITY
|   |   |   |   |   \---bin
|   |   |   |   +---RSDEFAULTIIS
|   |   |   |   |   \---bin
|   |   |   |   +---RSDEFAULTIISYUKON
|   |   |   |   |   \---bin
|   |   |   |   \---YUK1_UPGBLKR
|   |   |   |       \---bin
|   |   |   \---Schemas
|   |   +---Help
|   |   |   \---1033
|   |   +---LOG
|   |   |   \---Files
|   |   \---Resources
|   |       \---1033
|   +---Shared
|   |   +---1028
|   |   +---1031
|   |   +---1033
|   |   +---1036
|   |   +---1040
|   |   +---1041
|   |   +---1042
|   |   +---2052
|   |   +---3082
|   |   +---ASConfig
|   |   +---ErrorDumps
|   |   \---Resources
|   |       \---1033
|   \---Tools
|       +---Bin
|       +---binn
|       |   +---Resources
|       |   |   \---1033
|       |   +---Samples
|       |   +---schemas
|       |   |   \---sqlserver
|       |   |       \---2004
|       |   |           +---07
|       |   |           |   +---dta
|       |   |           |   +---queryprocessor
|       |   |           |   \---showplan
|       |   |           +---bulkload
|       |   |           |   \---format
|       |   |           +---SOAP
|       |   |           |   +---options
|       |   |           |   \---types
|       |   |           |       +---SqlMessage
|       |   |           |       +---SqlParameter
|       |   |           |       +---SqlResultStream
|       |   |           |       +---SqlRowCount
|       |   |           |       \---SqlTransaction
|       |   |           \---sqltypes
|       |   \---VSShell
|       |       +---Common7
|       |       |   +---IDE
|       |       |   |   +---1033
|       |       |   |   +---DataWarehouseDesigner
|       |       |   |   |   +---DSVRefreshPage
|       |       |   |   |   |   \---Images
|       |       |   |   |   +---KPIsBrowserPage
|       |       |   |   |   |   \---Images
|       |       |   |   |   \---UIRdmsCartridge
|       |       |   |   +---HTML
|       |       |   |   |   \---XMLLinks
|       |       |   |   |       \---1033
|       |       |   |   +---PrivateAssemblies
|       |       |   |   |   \---1033
|       |       |   |   +---profiles
|       |       |   |   +---ProjectItems
|       |       |   |   +---PublicAssemblies
|       |       |   |   +---Resources
|       |       |   |   |   \---1033
|       |       |   |   +---SqlToolsData
|       |       |   |   |   \---1033
|       |       |   |   +---sqlworkbenchprojectitems
|       |       |   |   |   +---AnalysisServices
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---DMX
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---Model Content
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---Model Management
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   \---Prediction Queries
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---MDX
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---Expressions
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   \---Queries
|       |       |   |   |   |   \---XMLA
|       |       |   |   |   |       +---Management
|       |       |   |   |   |       +---Schema Rowsets
|       |       |   |   |   |       \---Server Status
|       |       |   |   |   +---Connections
|       |       |   |   |   +---Sql
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Aggregate
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Assembly
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Backup
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Certificate
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Database
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Database Mail
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Database Trigger
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Default
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Earlier Versions
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---Attach and Detach Database
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---Create Database
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---Create Function
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---Create Index
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---Create Procedure
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---Create Statistics
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---Create Table
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---Create Trigger
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---Create View
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---Manage Extended Property
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---Manage Linked Server
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---Manage Logins, Roles, and Users
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   \---Using Cursor
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Endpoint
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Event Notification
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Extended Property
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Full-text
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Function
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Index
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Linked Server
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Login
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Notification Services
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Partition Function
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Partition Scheme
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Recursive Queries
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Restore
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Role
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Rule
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Service Broker
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---Application
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---Contract
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---EndPoint
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---MessageType
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---Queue
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---Route
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   +---Security
|       |       |   |   |   |   |   \---Service
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---SQL Trace
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Statistics
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Stored Procedure
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Synonym
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Table
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---Trigger
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---User
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---User-defined Data Type
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---User-defined Type
|       |       |   |   |   |   +---View
|       |       |   |   |   |   \---XML Schema Collections
|       |       |   |   |   \---SQLCE
|       |       |   |   |       +---Database
|       |       |   |   |       +---Index
|       |       |   |   |       \---Table
|       |       |   |   +---sqlworkbenchprojects
|       |       |   |   +---VS SCC
|       |       |   |   |   \---1033
|       |       |   |   \---Xml
|       |       |   |       \---1033
|       |       |   +---Packages
|       |       |   |   +---1033
|       |       |   |   \---Debugger
|       |       |   |       \---1033
|       |       |   \---Tools
|       |       |       \---VDT
|       |       |           \---1033
|       |       +---SDK
|       |       |   \---v2.0
|       |       |       \---Bin
|       |       \---Xml
|       |           +---1033
|       |           |   \---Snippets
|       |           \---Schemas
|       |               \---1033
|       +---Books
|       |   \---1033
|       +---Profiler
|       |   +---Templates
|       |   |   +---Microsoft Analysis Services
|       |   |   |   \---90
|       |   |   \---Microsoft SQL Server
|       |   |       +---80
|       |   |       \---90
|       |   \---TraceDefinitions
|       |       \---1033
|       +---Reporting Services
|       |   \---SharePoint
|       +---Samples
|       |   +---AdventureWorks Analysis Services Project
|       |   |   +---Enterprise
|       |   |   \---Standard
|       |   +---AdventureWorks Data Warehouse
|       |   \---AdventureWorks OLTP
|       \---Templates
|           \---olap
|               \---1033
|                   +---Cube Templates
|                   |   +---Adventure Works Enterprise Edition
|                   |   \---Adventure Works Standard Edition
|                   \---Dimension Templates
+---InetPub
|   \---wwwroot
+---MSSQL
|   +---Binn
|   |   \---Resources
|   |       \---1033
|   +---Data
|   +---Install
|   \---LOG
+---MSSQL.1
|   +---MSSQL
|   |   +---Data
|   |   +---LOG
|   |   \---Template Data
|   \---OLAP
|       +---Backup
|       +---bin
|       |   +---Cartridges
|       |   +---en
|       |   +---isapi
|       |   |   \---Resources
|       |   |       \---1033
|       |   \---Resources
|       |       +---1028
|       |       +---1031
|       |       +---1033
|       |       +---1036
|       |       +---1040
|       |       +---1041
|       |       +---1042
|       |       +---2052
|       |       \---3082
|       +---Config
|       +---Data
|       |   +---ExcelMDX.0.asm
|       |   +---System.0.asm
|       |   +---VBAMDX.0.asm
|       |   \---VBAMDXINTERNAL.0.asm
|       \---Log
+---MSSQL.2
|   \---Reporting Services
|       +---LogFiles
|       +---ReportManager
|       |   +---Bin
|       |   |   +---de
|       |   |   +---es
|       |   |   +---fr
|       |   |   +---it
|       |   |   +---ja
|       |   |   +---ko
|       |   |   +---zh-CHS
|       |   |   \---zh-CHT
|       |   +---de
|       |   |   \---help
|       |   +---en
|       |   |   \---help
|       |   +---es
|       |   |   \---help
|       |   +---fr
|       |   |   \---help
|       |   +---images
|       |   +---it
|       |   |   \---help
|       |   +---ja
|       |   |   \---help
|       |   +---js
|       |   +---ko
|       |   |   \---help
|       |   +---Pages
|       |   +---Styles
|       |   +---zh-CHS
|       |   |   \---help
|       |   \---zh-CHT
|       |       \---help
|       +---ReportServer
|       |   +---bin
|       |   |   +---de
|       |   |   +---es
|       |   |   +---fr
|       |   |   +---it
|       |   |   +---ja
|       |   |   +---ko
|       |   |   +---Resources
|       |   |   |   +---1028
|       |   |   |   +---1031
|       |   |   |   +---1033
|       |   |   |   +---1036
|       |   |   |   +---1040
|       |   |   |   +---1041
|       |   |   |   +---1042
|       |   |   |   +---2052
|       |   |   |   \---3082
|       |   |   +---zh-CHS
|       |   |   \---zh-CHT
|       |   +---Pages
|       |   +---ReportBuilder
|       |   |   +---1028
|       |   |   +---1031
|       |   |   +---1036
|       |   |   +---1040
|       |   |   +---1041
|       |   |   +---1042
|       |   |   +---2052
|       |   |   +---3082
|       |   |   +---de
|       |   |   +---es
|       |   |   +---fr
|       |   |   +---it
|       |   |   +---ja
|       |   |   +---ko
|       |   |   +---zh-CHS
|       |   |   \---zh-CHT
|       |   \---Styles
|       \---RSTempFiles
\---MSSQL.3
    \---MSSQL
        +---Backup
        +---Binn
        |   \---Resources
        |       \---1033
        +---Data
        +---Install
        +---LOG
        +---repldata
        \---Template Data

The MSSQL.2 "Reporting Services" folder is huge (6+ GB) and has a bunch of mdmf and log files that I can't imagine ever using.  In fact I don't think I'm using "Reporting Services" (I'm not generating any reports).  Services running under Admin Tools : Services related to SQL Server are:

MSSQLSERVER {depends on SQL Server Agent}
SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) {no dependencies}
SQL Server Active Directory Helper [not started] {no dependencies}
SQL Server Analysis Services (MSSQLSERVER) {no dependencies}
SQL Server Browser {no dependencies}
SQL Server Reporting Services (MSSQLSERVER) {no dependencies}
SQL Server VSS Writer {no dependencies}
SQL Server Agent {depended upon by MSSQLSERVER}

So, what I need is essentially Microsoft SQL Server 2005, but also, apparently, SQLExpress to "Manage a Website" in Visual Studio.  If I delete the SQL2000 and MSDE apps, will I lose any of my databases?  They all appear in SQL 2005 Management Studio - but I'm quite afraid.

Anyone out there got any suggestion on how to clean up this mess?

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