Symptoms
When you run the dbcc shrinkfile statement by using the logical name of a file in a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 or Microsoft SQL Server 2008 database, you may receive the following error message:
Msg 8985, Level 16, State 1, Line 2
Could not locate file 'test_log_issue_log' for database 'test' in sys.database_files. The file either does not exist, or was dropped.
Resolution
Service Pack information
To resolve this issue, apply Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP4. For more information about how to obtain SQL Server 2008 SP4, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2979596 SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 4 release information
Hotfix information
Hotfix for SQL Server 2008 SP3
A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix Download Available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.
Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote The "Hotfix Download Available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.
Cumulative update information
Cumulative Update 8 for SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2
The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 8. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2871401 Cumulative update package 8 for SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2Note 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 Service Pack 2 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:
2730301 The SQL Server 2008 R2 builds that were released after SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 was released
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
Workaround
To work around the issue, use file_id in the dbcc shrinkfile statement. To obtain a file ID, use the FILE_IDEX system function or query the sys.database_files catalog view in the current database.
More Information
For more information about how to use the dbcc shrinkfile statement, go to the following TechNet website:
How to use the "dbcc shrinkfile" statementFor more information about how to use the FILE_IDEX system function, go to the following TechNet website:
