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  • You could restore previous backups on to a test box and run this proc to get all table sizes, then compare.

    SELECT

    t.NAME AS TableName,

    s.Name AS SchemaName,

    p.rows AS RowCounts,

    SUM(a.total_pages) * 8 AS TotalSpaceKB,

    SUM(a.used_pages) * 8 AS UsedSpaceKB,

    (SUM(a.total_pages) - SUM(a.used_pages)) * 8 AS UnusedSpaceKB

    FROM

    sys.tables t

    INNER JOIN

    sys.indexes i ON t.OBJECT_ID = i.object_id

    INNER JOIN

    sys.partitions p ON i.object_id = p.OBJECT_ID AND i.index_id = p.index_id

    INNER JOIN

    sys.allocation_units a ON p.partition_id = a.container_id

    LEFT OUTER JOIN

    sys.schemas s ON t.schema_id = s.schema_id

    WHERE

    t.NAME NOT LIKE 'dt%'

    AND t.is_ms_shipped = 0

    AND i.OBJECT_ID > 255

    GROUP BY

    t.Name, s.Name, p.Rows

    ORDER BY

    t.Name