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Disable Indexes with SQL

Sometimes you will need to disable an index, albeit temporarily. In order to disable an Index, make use of the following T-SQL Query:

USE DatabaseNameGO ALTER INDEX NameOfIndex ON Table.Field DISABLE GO SELECT NAME AS [IndexName], TYPE_DESC AS [IndexType], CASE IS_DISABLED  WHEN 0 THEN 'Enabled' ELSE 'Disabled'  END AS [IndexInfo],  FILL_FACTOR AS [FillFactor] FROM SYS.INDEXES WHERE OBJECT_ID = OBJECT_ID('Table.Field') ORDER BY IndexName, IndexInfoGO

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