Identify Tables With Dropped Columns
On my last article - What happens when we drop a column on a SQL Server table? Where’s my space? - I have shown what happens when we drop...
2024-07-22 (first published: 2024-07-09)
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On my last article - What happens when we drop a column on a SQL Server table? Where’s my space? - I have shown what happens when we drop...
2024-07-22 (first published: 2024-07-09)
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Check how much space you may expect to recover from a rebuild after dropping a column!
2024-07-05
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How easily can we find tables with dropped columns that need cleanup?
2024-06-07
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This article was initially posted on SQLServerCentral @ 2024-04-26.
Short answer: The column is marked as ‘deleted’ and will stop being visible/usable.
But, most importantly - The record/table size will remain...
2024-05-29
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A couple of days ago I was doing some cleaning on some Azure SQL DBs and shrinking some files to lower the bill.
To check my progress I needed to...
2024-05-02
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You have dropped a column and wondering why you haven't recovered any space? Let's take a look.
2024-04-26
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2024-03-29
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At the beginning of this week, I shared how you can Search for queries with Query Store GUI .
Today I want to share something, Query Store related, that bugged...
2024-02-16 (first published: 2024-02-01)
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Hey folks, long time no write!
Today I want to bring a tip that I use every week but I found that most SSMS users are unaware it exists.
I can...
2024-02-09 (first published: 2024-01-29)
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Who doesn’t like a good red and verbose exception? At PowerShell community we often call it a “sea of red” which we found as something that can be intimidating....
2022-06-27 (first published: 2022-06-07)
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