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ShrinkMethod Enumeration

The ShrinkMethod enumeration contains values that are used to specify the method used shrink a database file.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in microsoft.sqlserver.smo.dll)
public enum ShrinkMethod
public enum ShrinkMethod
public enum ShrinkMethod
Member name Description
Default Data in pages located at the end of a file is moved to pages earlier in the file. Files are truncated to reflect allocated space.
EmptyFile Migrates all of the data from the referenced file to other files in the same filegroup. (DataFileand LogFile objects only).
NoTruncate Data in pages located at the end of a file is moved to pages earlier in the file.
TruncateOnly Data distribution is not affected. Files are truncated to reflect allocated space, recovering free space at the end of any file.

The ShrinkMethod enumeration class is served by the Shrink method.

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.


Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

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