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technology and computing databasesWhat is the database size limit for SQL Express 2014?
Last Updated: 9th March, 2020
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Similarly, what is the maximum database size for SQL Express?
Maximum database size of 10 GB per database in SQL Server 2016, SQL Server 2014, SQL Server 2012, and 2008 R2 Express (4 GB for SQL Server 2008 Express and earlier; compared to 2 GB in the former MSDE).
Additionally, what is the database size limit for SQL Express 2012? Compute-wise, the new SQL Server 2012 Express editions are limited to the lesser of one socket or four cores. The editions are also limited in size. The maximum memory for the database engine is limited to 1GB and the maximum relational database size is 10GB.
Also question is, how do I increase database size limit in SQL Server 2014?
Expand Databases, right-click the database to increase, and then click Properties. In Database Properties, select the Files page. To increase the size of an existing file, increase the value in the Initial Size (MB) column for the file. You must increase the size of the database by at least 1 megabyte.
What are the limitations of SQL Express?
The most important limitation is that SQL Server Express does not support databases larger than 10 GB. This will prevent you from growing your database to be large. There are also memory limits that will prevent scaling to many users and heavy transaction loads that need to be looked at.