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I have a sql serve database on a small host and would like to add another file located on a different drive to the database. &nbsp;<br />
How do I do this safely?<br />
Can I do this without shutting down the database?<br />
For a very large database who do you recommend for Autogrowth parameter?
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I have a sql serve database on a small host and would like to add another file located on a different drive to the database.  
How do I do this safely?
Can I do this without shutting down the database?
For a very large database who do you recommend for Autogrowth parameter?

Manage a database - adding files or change size

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. It includes support for managing XML data and allows a database server to be exposed over web services using Tabular Data Stream (TDS) packets encapsulated within SOAP (protocol) requests.