Restore to different file size

My production database files total about 100GB, of which about 35GB is used.
My test machine has about 60GB available, so has plenty of room to
accommodate the entire database. When I try to restore a full backup though,
it screams at me that there is not enough disk space.
I created a new database with 40GB of data files, and that should be enough
to hold all the data. How can I keep the restore process from trying to
create exactly the same file configuration as the original database?
You can't.
The SQL restore process requires the creation of exactly the same file sizes
on the target system as existed on the originating system. I suggest
purchasing an external HDD, restorign to that, shrinking, then moving the
data files.
Geoff N. Hiten
Senior SQL Infrastructure Consultant
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
"Daniel Rimmelzwaan (MVP - Dynamics NAV)" <daniel@.nadaspam.risplus.com>
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> My production database files total about 100GB, of which about 35GB is
> used. My test machine has about 60GB available, so has plenty of room to
> accommodate the entire database. When I try to restore a full backup
> though, it screams at me that there is not enough disk space.
> I created a new database with 40GB of data files, and that should be
> enough to hold all the data. How can I keep the restore process from
> trying to create exactly the same file configuration as the original
> database?
|||I was afraid of that. Thanks Geoff.
"Geoff N. Hiten" <SQLCraftsman@.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> You can't.
> The SQL restore process requires the creation of exactly the same file
> sizes on the target system as existed on the originating system. I
> suggest purchasing an external HDD, restorign to that, shrinking, then
> moving the data files.
> --
> Geoff N. Hiten
> Senior SQL Infrastructure Consultant
> Microsoft SQL Server MVP
>
>
> "Daniel Rimmelzwaan (MVP - Dynamics NAV)" <daniel@.nadaspam.risplus.com>
> wrote in message news:Ow$oUoH0HHA.1168@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>