Is it safe to shrink database log file?

Is it safe to shrink log file?

It's safe, but do it at a quiet time when there's low transactional activity. It's recommended to shrink the log to its minimal size and then grow it to its normal size (this will ensure the correct number of VLFs (internal virtual log files) are created, which improves performance for logged commands).

Should I shrink SQL log file?

To reduce the physical size of a physical log file, you must shrink the log file. This is useful when you know that a transaction log file contains unused space.

Is it safe to shrink transaction log in SQL Server?

My file "Transaction log" is so big. First i changed my database recovery model to 'Simple' and than i used Task>Shrink>File. On this new opened widnow (Shrink File), i see my 'available free space' is around 10 GB (minimal less then 10GB). ... Question.AleksanderKepJoined Oct 20172AleksanderKep's threads Show activity

What happens when we shrink log file?

Shrinking data files recovers space by moving pages of data from the end of the file to unoccupied space closer to the front of the file. When enough free space is created at the end of the file, data pages at end of the file can be deallocated and returned to the file system.