Hello thelist, I've inherited a Sql Server 2000 database a standard backup of it is 5.3gig (7gig mdf) Its been in use for 3-4 years and never had a transaction log backup. The ldf file is 63Gig How you shrink an ldf file? I suspect its true size is quite small. -- Best regards, Arthur mailto:ArthurM at seipas.com