How to decrease the size of the database after deleting data from database?

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I have deleted data from a SQL table using a delete query. The data has been deleted successfully, but it increased the size of the .ldf and .mdf files.

How to decrease the size of the database after deleting data from database?

Posted 6-Feb-12 23:18pm

vrushali katkade

Updated 6-Feb-12 23:24pm

André Kraak

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André Kraak 7-Feb-12 5:25am

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deepakdynamite · Answer 1 · 2012-02-06T23:25:00

Solution 1

Hello,

Use shrink command to do so.

Posted 6-Feb-12 23:25pm

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vrushali katkade 7-Feb-12 5:51am

how to used the shrink command in vba code