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FIX: The size of a database file is not reduced when you use the DBCC SHRINKFILE command in SQL Server 2008 R2 or in SQL Server 2012Article ID: 2674636 - View products that this article applies to. On This PageMicrosoft distributes Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 or Microsoft SQL Server 2012 fixes as one downloadable file. Because the fixes are cumulative, each new release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2008 R2 or SQL Server 2012 fix release. SymptomsConsider the following scenario:
Note This issue typically occurs when you delete a forwarded versioned record in a heap. CauseWhen a forwarded versioned record is deleted on a page, the record type on the page is changed to GHOST_VERSION_RECORD. However, the corresponding Page Free Space (PFS) page does not indicate that the page contains a ghost record. This causes the page to prevent the database file from being reduced in size. ResolutionCumulative update informationCumulative Update 2 for SQL Server 2012 SP1The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 2. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package for SQL Server 2012 SP1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:2790947 Note Because the builds are
cumulative, each new fix release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes
that were included with the previous SQL Server 2012 SP1 fix release. We recommend that
you consider applying the most recent fix release that contains this hotfix. For more
information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2790947/
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Cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2012
Service Pack 12772858
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2772858/
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The SQL
Server 2012 builds that were released after SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 was
releasedCumulative Update 5 for SQL Server 2012The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 5. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package for SQL Server 2012, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:2777772 Note Because the builds are cumulative, each new fix release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2012 fix release. We recommend that you consider applying the most recent fix release that contains this hotfix. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2777772/
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Cumulative update package 5 for SQL Server 2012
2692828
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2692828/
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The SQL Server 2012 builds that were released after SQL Server 2012 was released
SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 1 for SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:2720425 Note Because the builds are cumulative, each new fix release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2008 R2 fix release. We recommend that you consider applying the most recent fix release that contains this hotfix. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2720425/
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Cumulative Update package 1 for SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 22730301
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2730301/
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The SQL Server 2008 R2 builds that were released after SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 was released SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 7 for SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:2703282 Note Because the builds are cumulative, each new fix release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2008 R2 fix release. We recommend that you consider applying the most recent fix release that contains this hotfix. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2703282/
)
Cumulative Update package 7 for SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 12567616
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2567616/
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The SQL Server 2008 R2 builds that were released after SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 was released SQL Server 2008 R2 The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 13. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008 R2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:2679366 Note Because the builds are cumulative, each new fix release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2008 R2 fix release. We recommend that you consider applying the most recent fix release that contains this hotfix. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2679366/
)
Cumulative update package 13 for SQL Server 2008 R2981356
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981356/
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The SQL Server 2008 R2 builds that were released after SQL Server 2008 R2 was releasedStatusMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. PropertiesArticle ID: 2674636 - Last Review: January 24, 2013 - Revision: 6.0 Applies to
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