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I have a SQL Server 2008 Express Database which is 7.8 GB in size
DataFile 1.2 GB
LogFile 6.6 GB
Recovery Model = Full
Auto Shrink = False
On a Live database, what is the best way to reduce the size of this database?
Before you can shrink a database running in full recovery model, you must backup the transaction log. So the procedure is to run a transaction log backup, and then shrink the log file.
If you have never performed a transaction log backup then you will continue to suffer from run-away log files and shrinking it will only be a band-aid solution.