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title: "Display data & log space info for a database"
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description: Learn how to display the data and log space information for a database in SQL Server by using SQL Server Management Studio or Transact-SQL.
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ms.date: "08/01/2016"
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ms.date: "06/16/2021"
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ms.prod: sql
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ms.prod_service: "database-engine, sql-database, synapse-analytics, pdw"
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ms.reviewer: ""
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monikerRange: ">=aps-pdw-2016||=azuresqldb-current||=azure-sqldw-latest||>=sql-server-2016||>=sql-server-linux-2017||=azuresqldb-mi-current"
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ms.custom: "seo-lt-2019"
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# Display Data and Log Space Information for a Database
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# Display data and log space information for a database
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[!INCLUDE[SQL Server Azure SQL Database Synapse Analytics PDW ](../../includes/applies-to-version/sql-asdb-asdbmi-asa-pdw.md)]
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This topic describes how to display the data and log space information for a database in [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)] by using [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)] or [!INCLUDE[tsql](../../includes/tsql-md.md)].
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This article describes how to display the data and log space information for a database in [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)] by using [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)] or [!INCLUDE[tsql](../../includes/tsql-md.md)].
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## <a name="BeforeYouBegin"></a> Before You Begin
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## <a name="BeforeYouBegin"></a> Before you begin
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### <a name="Security"></a> Security
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#### <a name="Permissions"></a> Permissions
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Permission to execute **sp_spaceused** is granted to the **public** role. Only members of the **db_owner** fixed database role can specify the **\@updateusage** parameter.
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Permission to run **sp_spaceused** is granted to the **public** role. Only members of the **db_owner** fixed database role can specify the **\@updateusage** parameter.
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## <a name="SSMSProcedure"></a> Using SQL Server Management Studio
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2. Expand **Databases**.
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3. Right-click a database, point to **Reports**, point to **Standard Reports,**, and then click **Disk Usage**.
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3. Right-click a database, point to **Reports**, point to **Standard Reports**, and then select **Disk Usage**.
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## <a name="TsqlProcedure"></a> Using Transact-SQL
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#### To display data and log space information for a database by using sp_spaceused
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1. Connect to the [!INCLUDE[ssDE](../../includes/ssde-md.md)].
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2. From the Standard bar, click **New Query**.
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2. On the Standard toolbar, select **New Query**.
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3. Copy and paste the following example into the query window and click **Execute**. This example uses the [sp_spaceused](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-spaceused-transact-sql.md) system stored procedure to report disk space information for the entire database - tables and indexes.
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3. Paste the following example into the query window and then select **Execute**. This example uses the [sp_spaceused](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-spaceused-transact-sql.md) system stored procedure to report disk space information for the entire database, including tables and indexes.
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```sql
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USE AdventureWorks2012;
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EXEC sp_spaceused;
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```
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```sql
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USE AdventureWorks2012;
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GO
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EXEC sp_spaceused;
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GO
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#### To display data space used by object and allocation unit for a database
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#### To display data space used, by object and allocation unit, for a database
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1. Connect to the [!INCLUDE[ssDE](../../includes/ssde-md.md)].
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2. From the Standard bar, click **New Query**.
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3. Copy and paste the following example into the query window and click **Execute**. This example queries [object catalog views](../system-catalog-views/object-catalog-views-transact-sql.md) to report disk space usage per table and within each table per [allocation unit](../pages-and-extents-architecture-guide.md#IAM).
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2. On the Standard toolbar, select **New Query**.
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3. Paste the following example into the query window and then select **Execute**. This example queries [object catalog views](../system-catalog-views/object-catalog-views-transact-sql.md) to report disk space usage per table and within each table per [allocation unit](../pages-and-extents-architecture-guide.md#IAM).
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```sql
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SELECT
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sum(u.total_pages) * 8 Total_Reserved_kb,
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u.type_desc,
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max(p.rows) RowsCount
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JOIN sys.partitions p on u.container_id = p.hobt_id
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JOIN sys.tables t on p.object_id = t.object_id
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#### To display data and log space information for a database by querying sys.database_files
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3. Copy and paste the following example into the query window and click **Execute**. This example queries the [sys.database_files](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-database-files-transact-sql.md) catalog view to return specific information about the data and log files in the [!INCLUDE[ssSampleDBobject](../../includes/sssampledbobject-md.md)] database.
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3. Paste the following example into the query window then select **Execute**. This example queries the [sys.database_files](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-database-files-transact-sql.md) catalog view to return specific information about the data and log files in the [!INCLUDE[ssSampleDBobject](../../includes/sssampledbobject-md.md)] database.
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## See Also
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## See also
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[SELECT &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../t-sql/queries/select-transact-sql.md)
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[sys.database_files &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-database-files-transact-sql.md)
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[sp_spaceused &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-spaceused-transact-sql.md)
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[Add Data or Log Files to a Database](../../relational-databases/databases/add-data-or-log-files-to-a-database.md)
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[Delete Data or Log Files from a Database](../../relational-databases/databases/delete-data-or-log-files-from-a-database.md)
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[Add data or log files to a database](../../relational-databases/databases/add-data-or-log-files-to-a-database.md)
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[Delete data or log files from a database](../../relational-databases/databases/delete-data-or-log-files-from-a-database.md)

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