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SQL SERVER – FIX : ERROR 1101 : Could not allocate a new page for database because of insufficient disk space in filegroup

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Data Storage, SQL Error Messages
ERROR 1101 : Could not allocate a new page for database because of insufficient disk space in filegroup . Create the necessary space by dropping objects in the filegroup, adding additional files to the filegroup, or setting autogrowth on for existing files in the filegroup. Fix/Workaround/Solution: Make sure there is…
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SQL SERVER – FIX : ERROR : Msg 3159, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 – Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server Security
While moving some of the script from SQL SERVER 2000 to SQL SERVER 2005 our migration team faced following error. Msg 3159, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 The tail of the log for the database “AdventureWorks” has not been backed up. Use BACKUP LOG WITH NORECOVERY to backup the…
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SQL SERVER – Good, Better and Best Programming Techniques

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Interview Questions and Answers, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Cursor, SQL Download, SQL Function, SQL Index, SQL Joins, SQL Scripts, SQL Server DBCC, SQL Server Security, SQL Stored Procedure, SQL Trigger
A week ago, I was invited to meeting of programmers. Subject of meeting was “Good, Better and Best Programming Techniques”. I had made small note before I went to meeting, so if I have to talk about or discuss SQL Server it can come handy. Well, I did not get…
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SQL SERVER – TempDB is Full. Move TempDB from one drive to another drive.

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Data Storage, SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Security, SQL Stored Procedure, SQL TempDB

If you ever find your TEmpDB to be full and if you want to move TempDB, you will find this blog post very helpful.

Here is the error message which may come across.

Event ID: 17052
Description: The LOG FILE FOR DATABASE ‘tempdb’ IS FULL.
Back up the TRANSACTION LOG FOR the DATABASE TO free
Up SOME LOG SPACE

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SQL SERVER – SQL Commandments – Suggestions, Tips, Tricks

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
Best Practices, Database, Software Development, SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL DateTime, SQL Download, SQL Error Messages, SQL Function, SQL Index, SQL Joins, SQL Server DBCC, SQL Server Security, SQL Stored Procedure
Few days ago, while searching for something on web site, I came across a very good article of 25 SQL Commandments. I really enjoyed reading it. It was for Oracle, I re-wrote it for SQL Server. First 18 points are taken from original article and last 2 I added to…
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SQL SERVER – Shrinking Truncate Log File – Log Full

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Log, SQL Scripts
UPDATE: Please follow link for SQL SERVER – SHRINKFILE and TRUNCATE Log File in SQL Server 2008. Sometime, it looks impossible to shrink the Truncated Log file. Following code always shrinks the Truncated Log File to minimum size possible. USE DatabaseName GO DBCC SHRINKFILE(<TransactionLogName>, 1) BACKUP LOG <DatabaseName> WITH TRUNCATE_ONLY…
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