>>Did you perform a backup of the log file prior to trying to shrink the db?
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>No, is this a factor in the DBCC command when being executed?
Yes, when you do a backup of the log then the space gets "freed" and then you should be able to shrink it
[update]well, i read Sergey's post and he has a point, it depends on the recovery setting, I assumed full
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