>This is a really good question. The key to minimizing disk fragmentation is to control the growth options on the database. It may be better to change the allocation to a fixed amount rather than using SQL Server's default of 10%.
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>This is an item that is best solved in a preventative way instead of responsive.
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>-Mike

Thanks Mike. The only problem is that files tend to grow much faster than anticipated. With 10-12 databases around, this could be a lot of wasted space, but, I guess, there is no other solution.