Never mind, I found my solution... take DB offline detach database rename transaction log file re-attach database WITHOUT transaction log SQL Server creates small transaction log file
Problem solved! On 7/20/07, Rick Root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a problem with our database server. We have a database that we > load from text files every day... the db itself is about 9 gb. The > log settings is "bulk logged" and I don't perform backups. > > Unfortunately, it still logs SOME stuff... and the transaction log is > now 55 gig.... > > Problem is... I have no room on the server now to perform a > transaction log backup, and I can't shrink the file because it's > pretty much all allocated. > > How do I get rid of the transaction log? > > Can I detach the database and then re-attach it without the log file? > > -- > Rick Root > Check out CFMBB, BlogCFM, ImageCFC, ImapCFC, CFFM, and more at > www.opensourcecf.com > -- Rick Root Check out CFMBB, BlogCFM, ImageCFC, ImapCFC, CFFM, and more at www.opensourcecf.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| CF 8 â Scorpio beta now available, easily build great internet experiences â Try it now on Labs http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs_adobecf8_beta Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:284187 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
