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Database shrinking

I have a database of 30 GB and the free avail. space is around 15 GB in MDF file. The system is running short of data drive space, and I believe I should shrink the db mdf file to free the space. Any comments, suggestions on my approach. Thanks in advance. RoyalSher.
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Yes dbcc shrinkfile() or shrink db() will give you more freespace on the drive. Beware of NTFS file fragmentation and internal table/index after shrinking, and also it’s quite an intensive operation so best run at a time of little/minimal use.
Tom Pullen
DBA, Oxfam GB

Ensure to maintain full database backup before this event. Ensure to maintain regular intervals of Transaction log backup. Shrinking a database is a fully logged event, which allows for normal recoveries, except in the case of the Master database. Satya SKJ
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