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Asked: 2026-05-11T17:08:54+00:00

This question might make one smile, really, HDD space is as cheap as dirt

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This question might make one smile, really, HDD space is as cheap as dirt today. But nevertheless, with extremely slow internet connections (which is still the case in the major part of the world) transferring backups from different branches might be real pain in the back.

So, do you have any ideas on how to decrease database file size to a bare minimum? Absolutely any ideas are welcome.

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    1. Zip the backup.
    2. Divide into multiple filegroups so you can backup files separately.
    3. Drop indexes before backup. You might want to copy the DB locally before doing this.
    4. Have indexes on a separate filegroup so you don’t have to back them up.
    5. Put text/binary/image data on a separate filegroup.
    6. Do incremental backups.
    7. Ask this question on http://www.serverfault.com
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