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SQL recovery model and merge replication

Hi All,

I have a database that I wish to temporarily change the recovery mode on to simple so that I may forcefully shrink the transaction log(due to maintenance tasks screwing up and not reducing the file)

My question is :-

Can i change the recovery model to simple without breaking the merge replication on this database?? Then change it back to full?

Server : SQL 2008 server
Compatability level : SQL server 2000 (80)
Recovery model currently : Full
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Thank you.. it got to 185Gb and I dont have the spare room to get that down.. i assume to get that down "normal way" I would just backup the transaction log and then do a shrink returning freed space to operating system..??

I am going to run the following command out of hours...



-- Truncate the log by changing the database recovery model to SIMPLE.
ALTER DATABASE KLSTOCK
SET RECOVERY SIMPLE;
GO
-- Shrink the truncated log file to 1 MB.
DBCC SHRINKFILE (KLSTOCK_log, 1);
GO
-- Reset the database recovery model.
ALTER DATABASE KLSTOCK
SET RECOVERY FULL;