• You'll definitely need to rebuild the clustered index to release the free space into the data file for reuse by other tables, may need to run DBCC CleanTable as well

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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