From BOL, I see these remarks with respect to the MODIFY FILE subcommand (my underline added):[quote][b]Initializing Files[/b]By default, data and log files are initialized by filling the files with zeros when you perform one of the following operations: Create a databaseAdd files to an existing database[u]Increase the size of an existing file[/u]Restore a database or filegroup[/quote]Which leads me to believe that expanding the size of a datafile will also wipe out (my definition of 'initialize') any existing data within that file.I may be misunderstanding 'initialize', because when I tested it out, I found this wasn't the case - my table data written to the file was still there after a resize.So I'd be much obliged if anyone can clarify to what degree I'd be taking a risk by increasing the file size on a datafile which already has data in it.Thanks,John
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