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create a dos batch file on the server and schedule it to run once a day <br />
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<a href="http://technicallyeasy.net/2011/02/delete-files-older-number-days-dos/" rel="ugc">http://technicallyeasy.net/2011/02/delete-files-older-number-days-dos/</a>
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create a dos batch file on the server and schedule it to run once a day

http://technicallyeasy.net/2011/02/delete-files-older-number-days-dos/ [http://technicallyeasy.net/2011/02/delete-files-older-number-days-dos/]

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<a href="http://i4t.org/2005/11/16/old-backup-file-deletetion-issue-on-sql-server-maintenance-backups/" rel="ugc">http://i4t.org/2005/11/16/old-backup-file-deletetion-issue-on-sql-server-maintenance-backups/</a><br />
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<a href="http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/is/sqltools/thread/e5bea624-92ed-4c12-ac9d-b750a17b758a" rel="ugc nofollow">http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/is/sqltools/thread/e5bea624-92ed-4c12-ac9d-b750a17b758a</a>
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http://i4t.org/2005/11/16/old-backup-file-deletetion-issue-on-sql-server-maintenance-backups/ [http://i4t.org/2005/11/16/old-backup-file-deletetion-issue-on-sql-server-maintenance-backups/]

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/is/sqltools/thread/e5bea624-92ed-4c12-ac9d-b750a17b758a [http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/is/sqltools/thread/e5bea624-92ed-4c12-ac9d-b750a17b758a]

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Hello Experts,<br />
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I am running sql2008 and I noticed that the free space available is getting smaller and smaller.<br />
I Have many backups and transaction log files from years ago. How can I get rid of them? I am new to this and I was wondering if there is a way to do it the wizard way? <br />
I noticed a shrink database option on the database task... would that get rid of my old backup files???<br />
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Any suggestion???
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Hello Experts,

I am running sql2008 and I noticed that the free space available is getting smaller and smaller.
I Have many backups and transaction log files from years ago. How can I get rid of them? I am new to this and I was wondering if there is a way to do it the wizard way? 
I noticed a shrink database option on the database task... would that get rid of my old backup files???

Any suggestion???

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