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Old 02-29-2008, 08:52 AM
Erland Sommarskog
 
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Default Re: Database file size question please

time_to_go (camper_66@hotmail.com) writes:
> I have set the DB to auto grow by 30 %. As well I have set it to
> unrestricted size.... However , I see the available size continually being
> reduced to now less then .54 MB... Why is there not enough available ?


Where do you see thie available size?

Auto-grow does not set in, until there are no free extents at all, and a
new extent is needed.

Note that if there is no free disk space for these 30%, auto-grow will
fail.

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