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Asked: 2026-06-07T20:07:25+00:00

I have a server with 2 hard disks in it – each 400 GB.

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I have a server with 2 hard disks in it – each 400 GB. One hosts the the SQL Server files, the other one is used purely for backups. The backup disk fills up from time to time and I have to go in and delete old backups. I am no DBA so I am still trying to figure out a way to delete old backups automatically.

Can SQL Server perform slowly if the backup disk is almost full and has less than 100 MB space left on it; even though it doesn’t have the database files on it only backups?

The first disk which holds the database files is never full.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You have a performance problem (‘sql server performs poorly’) so investigate it as a performance problem should be investiagted. Follow a methodology like Waits and Queues. Follow the Perforamnce Troubleshooting Flow Chart. Stop making guesses and taking random actions. Measure.

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