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Q&A How can I can I reduce the size of a SQL Server database after being restored and massive embedded files stripped?

My project has the following set up for the production and preproduction ("clone") environment. Production is not accessible at all for the development team, only the preproduction database. Pr...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Alexei‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Alexei‭

#2: Post edited by user avatar Alexei‭ · 2020-11-05T19:50:19Z (over 3 years ago)
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#1: Initial revision by user avatar Alexei‭ · 2020-11-05T19:49:51Z (over 3 years ago)
How can I can I reduce the size of a SQL Server database after being restored and massive embedded files stripped?
My project has the following set up for the production and preproduction ("clone") environment.

- Production is not accessible at all for the development team, only the preproduction database.
- Preproduction database is restored each day, but a post-restore script is run to strip away sensitive data such as embedded files (VARBINARY(MAX)) and e-mail addresses
- This process leaves a preproduction database of about 50GB with 46GB available space which means that a lot of space is wasted