• A backup is the size of the data in the file + the amount of log space needed to restore consistently. It is not the sum of the sizes of the files.

    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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