• Not surprised in the slightest, that's exactly what I expected.

    For reasons that have to do with the way the first few pages are allocated, there's virtually no point in rebuilding an index that occupies less than 24 pages. It's generally recommended not to worry about fragmentation for indexes with less than 1000 pages.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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