set-the-auto-shrink-database-option-to-off.md

title	Set the AUTO_SHRINK Database Option to OFF
description	Set the AUTO_SHRINK Database Option to OFF.
author	VanMSFT
ms.author	vanto
ms.date	12/15/2023
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	security
ms.topic	reference
helpviewer_keywords	Best Practices [Database Engine]

Set the auto_shrink database option to off

[!INCLUDE SQL Server]

This rule checks whether the AUTO_SHRINK database option is set to OFF. Frequently shrinking and expanding a database can lead to physical fragmentation.

Best practices recommendations

Set the AUTO_SHRINK database option to OFF. If you know that the space that you're reclaiming won't be needed in the future, you can reclaim the space by manually shrinking the database.

For more information

Microsoft Knowledge Base article 315512

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