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petek
Posting Yak Master
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 Posted - 2009-01-06 : 11:27:01
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| Hi All,Is there a way of estimating the size of a backup without running the actual backup job.Kind RegardsPete. |
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sunitabeck
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2009-01-06 : 11:47:52
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| you can use sp_spaceused system stored procedure to estimate the size.This page has some guidance and information: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms191239(SQL.90).aspx |
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sodeep
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2009-01-06 : 12:14:46
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| Backup only stores the used portion of database. |
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Estimating the Size of a Full Database Backup