Answer by SQLApostle for Database Space Used Decreased after Index Rebuild...
You would not lose data with index maintenance / rebuilds. As your data is fragmented, the data would be spread over multiple leaf pages in the clustered / nonclustered indexes as data is deleted /...
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This is quite common behavior. You are reclaiming unused space by reordering pages in the leaf level.Just don't shrink your datafile unless it's critical - you'll probably need that space in the...
View ArticleDatabase Space Used Decreased after Index Rebuild (Ola Script)
I have rebuilt some indexes which were highly fragmented. After the index rebuild I am seeing my database space used reduced by almost 50% (from 77gb to 33 gb)Is that normal behavior? I dont have auto...
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