Is it safe to delete SQL logs?

Can I delete SQL log files?

To delete data or log files from a database Expand Databases, right-click the database from which to delete the file, and then click Properties. Select the Files page. In the Database files grid, select the file to delete and then click Remove. Click OK.

Is it safe to delete transaction logs?

Assuming you're doing full backups or differential backups at least every 3 days then your data is safe, but deleting the logs means you will lose the ability to recover to specific points in time between the log backup dates.

Is it safe to delete SQL dump files?

If your log folder has several dumps for a few years ago and then no dumps for several months, then a few recent dumps, you can safely delete the old dumps.

Does SQL log file affect performance?

If the transaction log file is full in the SQL Server database, it degrades the performance of the SQL Server. It also slows down the speed of the transactional log backup process. In addition, the over-sized transaction logs decrease the disk space also because old transaction logs are not removed yet.