How do I reduce the size of my SharePoint database?

How do I reduce the size of my SharePoint database?

Right click on the database and select Tasks > Shrink (these instructions might be slightly off since I don’t have SQL running in front of me). Then on the Shrink dialog, there should be a dropdown that asks what you want to shrink — choose Log file. At the bottom of the screen choose the option to recover free space.

What is the maximum size of content database in SharePoint 2019?

200GB
SharePoint 2019 server: Maximum size of the content database (200GB – 4TB). SharePoint 2016 server: Maximum size of the content database (200GB – 4TB). SharePoint 2013 server: Maximum size of the content database (200GB – 4TB). SharePoint 2010 server: Maximum storage per site collection is 100GB.

What is the content database size in SharePoint 2013?

200 Gb
The supported limit is 200 Gb.

What is the database size that SharePoint can support?

For more information, see System requirements for SharePoint Servers 2016 and 2019 and Software requirements for business intelligence in SharePoint Server. We recommend limiting the size of content databases to 200 GB to help ensure system performance.

What is the file size limit for SharePoint 2013?

2 GB
List and library limits

Limit Maximum value Limit type
File size 2 GB Boundary
Documents 30,000,000 per library Supported
Major versions 400,000 Supported
Minor versions 511 Boundary

How do I change the file size limit in SharePoint?

Click on “General Settings” from ribbon.

  1. One windows dialog box will open. Scroll down and identify the option “Maximum Upload Size”.
  2. Edit the value present under Maximum Upload Size to any value with in default value threshold limit of maximum uploading file size 10 gb.

Can SharePoint handle large files?

Although the maximum file limit for SharePoint 2016 is 10GB and 15GB for SharePoint Online, SharePoint in general wasn’t really designed to handle large files and sets default threshold limits at 2GB.

What is the largest file size that can be uploaded to SharePoint?

250 GB – File upload limit. Applies to each individual file uploaded to Microsoft Teams Files tab, SharePoint document libraries, OneDrive folders, and Yammer conversations.

Are there any limits to the content database in SharePoint?

You may be also interested to read SharePoint 2019 Limitations compared to other versions. The below table lists the recommended guidelines for Content Database in SharePoint 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007. Strongly recommend limiting the number of site collections in a content database to 5,000.

How can I shrink the size of my SharePoint database?

Go to Sharepoint Central Administration -> Monitoring -> Configure Usage and health data collection-> Log Collection Schedule. Click on both the Job Definitions one by one and hit ‘Run Now’ to run the timer jobs. After that, you can use SQL Management Studio to shrink the database back to a more manageable size on disk. That’s it!

Why is my SharePoint database growing too big?

When the check reports an issue, it indicates that some content databases are growing beyond the recommended boundaries. SharePoint Server uses SQL Server to store configuration and user data. Therefore it is extremely important that SQL Server be as fast and optimized as possible.

How often does content get modified in SharePoint?

Less than 5% of the content in the content database is accessed each month on average, and less than 1% of content is modified or written each month on average. Do not use alerts, workflows, link fix-ups, or item level security on any SharePoint Server 2013 objects in the content database.