Hello --

Thank-you for the replies. My intention is NOT to shrink the database. Rather, it is to allow it to expand. I had an idea about approaching this after I made the initial posting. If I do a manual increase in size right now, and keep the auto resize turned on a failsafe option, that would provide the time

needed for the database, as well as let it expand if by some chance it does grow prior to our being able to act on it ourselves.

Your thoughts?