Why can't I shrink a transaction log file, even after backup?
- by Jordan Hudson
I have a database that has a 28gig transaction log file. Recovery mode is simple. I just took a full backup of the database, and then ran both:
backup log dbmcms with truncate_only
DBCC SHRINKFILE ('Wxlog0', TRUNCATEONLY)
The name of the db is db_mcms and the name of the transaction log file is Wxlog0.
Neither has helped. I'm not sure what to do next.