What is the normal size of LDF filesize?

What is the default size of LDF file?

The default initial size for both files are 8 MB. The initial size is not as important as Autogrowth. And even for Autogrowth, there are no suggested values.

Why is my LDF file so big?

However even in this case if you ever had massive data operations, you may notice that the size of your transaction log (LDF) file is huge. The reason for it is that SQL server does not automatically shrinks the size of transaction log. To keep log file under control, it may be tempting to enable Auto Shrink option.

How do I know the size of my LDF file?

<How To Check Size of LDF and Reduce the size of the file>1Run SQL Management studio as administrator.2Copy the below query and click on [Execute] ... 3Confirm the size of BioStar_log.4Stop BioStar Server.5Mouse right click on BioStar DB name and go Tasks>Shrink>Files.6Click File Type>Log and click on [OK][BioStar 1] How to check the size of LDF file and reduce the size of the ...

How big should my log file be?

A good STARTING POINT for your log file is twice the size of the largest index in your database, or 25% of the database size.