Analyzing your transaction log files directly can provide a wealth of information. Tools like SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) offer functions to view log contents.

Overgrown transactional log files can turn into real problems if they are not handled properly. Today SQL Server consultant Tim Chapman discusses the perils of not handling SQL Server log growth ...

SQL Server transaction logs A transaction log is a sequential record of all changes made to the database while the actual data is contained in a separate file. The transaction log contains enough ...

Using the Transact SQL ALTER DATABASE statement to shrink the transaction log file. Open SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and click Query Analyzer to open the Query Analyzer window.

SQL Server then assumes that the log flush will eventually happen and, unless you change the default, will push log records to the transaction log as the default 60KB log buffer chunk fills up. (You ...

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Check the SQL Server Agent Job History: In SQL Server Agent, right-click the job and select View History. Ensure the job runs successfully at the scheduled intervals. Verify Backup File Uploads: Check ...