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10Dawg
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Posted - 02/21/2013 :  11:42:45  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Sql 2008
Below is what I use to shrink log files. With this code, I have to name each db therefore I am constantly updating it. Is there a way to say shrink all user defined log files?

USE Exxxxxxxxx;
GO
-- Truncate the log by changing the database recovery model to SIMPLE.
ALTER DATABASE Exxxxxxxxx
SET RECOVERY SIMPLE;
GO
-- Shrink the truncated log file to 1 GB.
DBCC SHRINKFILE (Exxxxxxxxx_log, 0);
GO
ALTER DATABASE Exxxxxxxxx
SET RECOVERY FULL;
GO

James K
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Posted - 02/21/2013 :  12:33:42  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
You can find the names of all the log files using this query:
SELECT * FROM sys.master_files  WHERE type_Desc = 'LOG'
Once you have that, you can construct the SQL needed to shrink the files.

BUT, before you do any of that, please read this article by Paul Randal. http://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/why-you-should-not-shrink-your-data-files/ I realize that there are occasions when one needs to shrink the log files such as after one-time operations that may have caused the log file to grow. But, shrinking log file routinely is very counter productive.
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