Database.Shrink Method
Shrinks the database.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Sub Shrink ( _
percentFreeSpace As Integer, _
shrinkMethod As ShrinkMethod _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As Database
Dim percentFreeSpace As Integer
Dim shrinkMethod As ShrinkMethod
instance.Shrink(percentFreeSpace, shrinkMethod)
public void Shrink(
int percentFreeSpace,
ShrinkMethod shrinkMethod
)
public:
void Shrink(
int percentFreeSpace,
ShrinkMethod shrinkMethod
)
member Shrink :
percentFreeSpace:int *
shrinkMethod:ShrinkMethod -> unit
public function Shrink(
percentFreeSpace : int,
shrinkMethod : ShrinkMethod
)
Parameters
- percentFreeSpace
Type: System.Int32
An Int32 value that specifies how much to reduce the database in percent.
- shrinkMethod
Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ShrinkMethod
A ShrinkMethod object value that specifies the method that is used to shrink the database.
Remarks
You can use the Shrink method to reduce the size of the files that make up the database manually. The data is stored more densely and unused pages are removed. Alternatively, you can shrink the database automatically at intervals by setting the AutoShrink option.
Examples
VB
'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv As Server
srv = New Server
'Reference the AdventureWorks2012 database.
Dim db As Database
db = srv.Databases("AdventureWorks2012")
'Shrink the database without truncating the log.
db.Shrink(20, ShrinkMethod.NoTruncate)
'Truncate the log.
db.TruncateLog()
PowerShell
$srv = new-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server("(local)")
$db = New-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Database
$db = $srv.Databases.Item("AdventureWorks2012")
$db.Shrink(20, [Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ShrinkMethod]'NoTruncate')
$db.TruncateLog()
See Also
Reference
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace