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DBCC SHRINKDATABASE

DBCC SHRINKDATABASE

DBCC SHRINKDATABASE

The command shrinks the size of the data and log files in a database. Here is a small example:

DBCC SHRINKDATABASE (Database_Name, 10);  –This allows for 10 percent free space in the database.

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