sql server 2005 free edition can support more than 4 or bigger database

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i have database of 3.9GB and it increase it size by adding data so in feature it becomes more than 4GB.
and i use sql server 2005 express edition (it's free version) can support in feature bigger database..

problems is can sql server 2005 support 4 or 5GB of database...

Posted 26-Dec-11 20:14pm

jasmin_patel

Updated 27-Dec-11 0:04am

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SQL Server Express Edition has a size limitation of 4GB which cannot be overridden (see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345154(v=sql.90).aspx[^]).

One possibility is to upgrade to SQL Server 2008 R2 Express if you want to use free edition or to Standard Edition. In SQL Server 2008 R2 the limitation of the database size has grown to 10GB, see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645993.aspx[^].

Also remember that you can run the 2008 R2 version in backward compatible mode so it shouldn't be a problem for the application even if it relies on 2005 specific behaviour.

Posted 27-Dec-11 1:47am

Hadi Basiri

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Wendelius · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-26T20:24:00

SQL Server Express Edition has a size limitation of 4GB which cannot be overridden (see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345154(v=sql.90).aspx[^]).

One possibility is to upgrade to SQL Server 2008 R2 Express if you want to use free edition or to Standard Edition. In SQL Server 2008 R2 the limitation of the database size has grown to 10GB, see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645993.aspx[^].

Also remember that you can run the 2008 R2 version in backward compatible mode so it shouldn't be a problem for the application even if it relies on 2005 specific behaviour.