Re: Located databases no longer used.

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From: Andrew J. Kelly (sqlmvpnooospam_at_shadhawk.com)
Date: 02/07/05


Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 15:32:43 -0500

No there is not. Your best bet is to run a continuous trace filtered on the
particular db(s) and see if anything accesses them.

-- 
Andrew J. Kelly  SQL MVP
"Pauly C" <paulysc@optonline.net> wrote in message 
news:04BD4AED-F586-4686-ADBB-0AD86A4EEF90@microsoft.com...
> I'm looking to locate databases that have not been written to or accessed 
> for
> a specified period of time; we are looking to locate databases that are 
> not
> used anymore and clean house.  Is there a system table or stored procedure 
> to
> access this information? Thank you in advance for you assistance.
>
> Pauly C
> 


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