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Did you perform a transaction log backup or a full backup?
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Did you perform a transaction log backup or a full backup?

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I performed a log backup and then full backup the night before, and a log backup after shrinking the file, but have not done a full backup since attempting the shrink.
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I performed a log backup and then full backup the night before, and a log backup after shrinking the file, but have not done a full backup since attempting the shrink.

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The log backup should be BEFORE the shrink.
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The log backup should be BEFORE the shrink.

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Back up database<br />
Backup log<br />
Shrink log if you need to
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Back up database
Backup log
Shrink log if you need to

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One of our log file grew to 200 gigs due to a failed backup, I backed up this file and reduced the file size using the task menu in SQL Server Manager using the options in the attached image, &nbsp;the action successfully completed, but when I check the size, the log file has not been reduced in size<br />
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One of our log file grew to 200 gigs due to a failed backup, I backed up this file and reduced the file size using the task menu in SQL Server Manager using the options in the attached image,  the action successfully completed, but when I check the size, the log file has not been reduced in size

Srink Log File in SQL 2005

Microsoft SQL Server is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.SQL Server is available in multiple versions, typically identified by release year, and versions are subdivided into editions to distinguish between product functionality. Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning.