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How to monitor database files sizes?

Execute the following Microsoft SQL Server T-SQL administration script in SSMS Query Editor to create a table as size log and deploy the insert script into SQL Server Agent for daily, weekly, etc. execution:

USE AdventureWorks

 

GO

 

CREATE TABLE DBFileSize (

  DBFileSizeID INT    IDENTITY ( 1 , 1 )    PRIMARY KEY,

  [Date]       DATETIME    DEFAULT (getdate()),

  Name         VARCHAR(30),

  FileID       INT,

  FileName     VARCHAR(100),

  FileGroup    VARCHAR(50),

  FileSize     VARCHAR(20),

  MaxSize      VARCHAR(20),

  Growth       VARCHAR(20),

  USAGE        VARCHAR(15))

 

GO

 

INSERT DBFileSize

      (Name,

       FileID,

       FileName,

       FileGroup,

       FileSize,

       MaxSize,

       Growth,

       USAGE)

EXEC sp_helpfile

 

GO

 

SELECT *

FROM   DbFileSize

 

GO


Related article:

How to track database file growth over a period of time?

 

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