Alan Dala
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I'm not very familiar with SQL therefore I apologize for my ignorance. I'm looking through a server and I'm trying to figure out hot to shrink mdf and ldf files. The problem is that I can't find the databases related to those files. The server has a weird setup with SQL 2005 and 2008 installed. I found one instance of SQL Management Studio Express(version 10.0.5520) but it doesn't have that database. I'm actually looking for the SharePoint database so I can shrink it.
Any help would be appreciated.
Any help would be appreciated.
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This article will help you move he databases
By default they are located in c:\program files\microsoft SQL server\mssql$sharepoint\da
Support.microsoft.com/kb/8
You can move the databases to a larger drive
By default they are located in c:\program files\microsoft SQL server\mssql$sharepoint\da
Support.microsoft.com/kb/8
You can move the databases to a larger drive
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Thank you all for your responses.
I don't want to move the databases. I just want to shrink the ldf file since it's running out of control. We don't even use that instance of SharePoint. I don't want to just delete the file cause I'm not sure if the server needs it for something else. For now I found this Microsoft tool that shrinks the SharePoint files. It was pretty effective in lowering the size considerably. It's not exactly how I wanted to do this but at least it took care of the problem for now.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2000544
I don't want to move the databases. I just want to shrink the ldf file since it's running out of control. We don't even use that instance of SharePoint. I don't want to just delete the file cause I'm not sure if the server needs it for something else. For now I found this Microsoft tool that shrinks the SharePoint files. It was pretty effective in lowering the size considerably. It's not exactly how I wanted to do this but at least it took care of the problem for now.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2000544
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Since this is a SBS 2011 server, it came with SharePoint already installed. Although not in use, the Sharepoint database keeps growing, filling up the server. I don't want to just delete the .mdf and ldf files since I heard it can cause other issues in the server(true?). I was looking for a way to shrink the database but when I open Management Studio, I don't see the database. I see just the system databases ( master, model, etc)