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Out of disk space on CRM 2011 SQL Server

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In dire need of help! My CRM2011 SQL server is down to 8GB of Free Space. I have cleaned out all the old workflows, delete all the audit logs, and cleaned out my hard drive. DB Total Space 203GB, Data File Space 5GB and Transaction LOG 197GB. How can I recover some room?

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  • Aric Levin - MVP Profile Picture
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    RE: OUT OF DISK SPACE on CRM 2011 SQL SERVER

    In that case, follow the instructions from the link in Michel's post.

    You need to reduce your transaction log file.

    Make sure you have a backup before starting this.

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    RE: OUT OF DISK SPACE on CRM 2011 SQL SERVER

    It is a physical machine.

  • Aric Levin - MVP Profile Picture
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    RE: OUT OF DISK SPACE on CRM 2011 SQL SERVER

    Is this is a VM or physical machine?

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    Michel van den Brink Profile Picture
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    RE: OUT OF DISK SPACE on CRM 2011 SQL SERVER

    Hello garabed,

    Your transaction log is pretty big - I don't think you need quite that much.

    Take a look at this article on how to change the size of your transaction log:

    docs.microsoft.com/.../manage-the-size-of-the-transaction-log-file

     

    These are some serious database settings to work with though, there is a possibility to break things, please make sure to follow Microsoft's instructions and recommendations carefully!

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    Adrian Begovich Profile Picture
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    RE: OUT OF DISK SPACE on CRM 2011 SQL SERVER

    Hi garabad,

    I would start looking in the areas that are used regularly. You can always use a disk space analyzer to find the files taking up the most space, if manually searching takes too much time. Here is a recent article that covers some free disk space analyzer options.

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    RE: OUT OF DISK SPACE on CRM 2011 SQL SERVER

    Adrian,

    Thank you for your response. Can you suggest where I might start looking? I have gotten everywhere I can think of.

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    Adrian Begovich Profile Picture
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    RE: OUT OF DISK SPACE on CRM 2011 SQL SERVER

    Hi garabad,

    You can either increase the amount of space in your SQL Server, or you can delete things to free up some space. I do not recommend deleting the data in your database, so your best bet is to delete old log files.

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