Your new database sits in the default location and keeps growing. Here is how to move the MDF and LDF database files to another disk or drive.
Reading the Transaction Log With fn_dblog
fn_dblog can expose transaction-log records during a narrow investigation, but retention and missing user context make it a last resort.
Data, Log and tempdb File Placement: Checking Where Everything Lives
Check file placement for data, logs, and tempdb, inspect volume free space, and plan a Windows file move with a verified recovery path.
Monitoring Log Growth and VLF Counts
Monitor VLF counts and transaction log growth with SQL Server DMVs, then choose file growth settings that keep recovery and maintenance predictable.
SQL SERVER – FIX : ERROR : 4214 BACKUP LOG cannot be performed because there is no current database backup
Error 4214: BACKUP LOG cannot be performed because there is no current database backup. Take one full backup first, and the log backup will work.
SQL SERVER – Rollback TRUNCATE Command in Transaction
Many believe TRUNCATE cannot be rolled back. It can. Here is a Rollback TRUNCATE command example inside a transaction, and why TRUNCATE is logged.
Minimal Logging for Bulk Loads
Minimal logging for Bulk Loads depends on recovery model, table shape, and locking; learn the prerequisites, tradeoffs, and how to verify a load.