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sql transaction log file is accomplished by the ALTER DATABASE REMOVE FILE command . You may have needed to add a second transaction log file to deal with a very large transaction . Now the transaction is finished , you’re looking to delete the secondary transaction log file. USE [mydatabase] GO ALTER DATABASE [mydatabase] REMOVE FILE [mydatabase_Log_2] GO But under certain circumstances this error message may appear Msg 5042, Level 16,
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State 1, Line 1 The file 'mydatabase_Log_2' cannot be removed because it is not empty. To fix this error use the DBCC SHRINKFILE with the EMPTYFILE argument command dbcc ShrinkFile (mydatabase_Log_2, EmptyFile) The EMPTYFILE argument moves data from the chosen file to another file in the same filegroup.Once completed , rerun the ALTER DATABASE command Read More SQL Server - Inside the sql transaction logs with fn_dblog and current transaction_id SQL Server – Read sql transaction Logs with ::fn_dblog SQL Server – How to remove a sql transaction log file on a database SQL Server – Transaction Log files sequential Author: Jack Vamvas (http://www.sqlserver-dba.com) Share: Posted by Jack Vamvas at 6:44 AM in Transaction Logs | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0) Searches: dbcc emptyfile, dbcc shrinkfile, dbcc shrinkfile emptyfile, delete transaction log file, remove secondary transaction log file, remove transaction log, remove transaction log, shrink emptyfile Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Posted by: | This is only a preview. Your comment has not yet been posted. Your comment could not be posted. Error type: Your comment has been posted. Post another comment The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Please try again. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and nu
Recent PostsRecent Posts Popular TopicsPopular Topics Home Search Members Calendar Who's On Home » SQL Server cannot move all contents of file to other places to complete the emptyfile operation. 7,2000 » Administration » Cannot delete data file Cannot delete data file Rate Topic Display Mode Topic Options Author Message Kedar PotdarKedar Potdar Posted Thursday, July 13, 2006 3:35 PM Forum Newbie Group: General Forum Members Last Login: Monday, November 26, 2007 2:19 PM Points: 8, Visits: 3 I have a database with 8 data files. I ran a DBCC http://www.sqlserver-dba.com/2013/02/msg-5042-the-file-cannot-be-removed-because-it-is-not-empty-and-dbcc-shrinkfile-emptyfile.html Shrinkfile with emptyfile option on one file (90GB size) which ran successfully. But when I try to delete the file now, it throws the following error:Error 5042: The file 'data8' cannot be removed because it is not empty.I tried the same thing with other smaller data files and I could easily delete those files. Even when I try to shrink the http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic294266-5-1.aspx file, the file size remains same. Please help!! I need to urgently get the database size reduced.Thanks,Kedar Post #294266 Dinesh AsankaDinesh Asanka Posted Friday, July 14, 2006 12:10 AM SSC Eights! Group: General Forum Members Last Login: Thursday, October 1, 2015 2:28 AM Points: 912, Visits: 223 Try after deatching the DB My Blog: http://dineshasanka.spaces.live.com/ Post #294319 John Mitchell-245523John Mitchell-245523 Posted Friday, July 14, 2006 7:03 AM SSCertifiable Group: General Forum Members Last Login: Today @ 5:15 AM Points: 6,884, Visits: 14,289 KedarRun this script, after inserting your logical file name in both places (the logical file name is what you see under File Name in the Data Files tab of the Properties box of the database). If it returns any items, then you need to move the tables/indexes to a different filegroup before proceeding.JohnSELECT o.name AS TableOrIndexFROM sysfiles fJOIN dbo.sysfilegroups sON f.groupid = s.groupidJOIN dbo.sysindexes iON i.groupid = s.groupidJOIN dbo.sysobjects oON i.id = object_id(o.name)AND i.indid in (0, 1)WHERE f.name = 'My_Logical_File_Name'UNIONSELECT i.nameFROM sysindexes i join sysfilegroups f ON i.groupid = f.groupidJOIN sysfiles l ON f.groupid = l.groupidWHERE l.name = 'My
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