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because of insufficient disk space in filegroup 'primary'

because of insufficient disk space in filegroup 'primary'

14-03-2023 Hit : 79

This error message usually occurs when the disk space on the primary filegroup of a database has been exhausted. The primary filegroup is the default filegroup where data is stored if no other filegroup is specified.

To resolve this error, you can try the following steps:

  1. Free up disk space: Check if there are any large files or folders on the disk that can be deleted or moved to another disk to free up space.

  2. Move data to a different filegroup: You can move some of the data from the primary filegroup to a different filegroup to free up space on the primary filegroup. To do this, you can create a new filegroup, move some of the tables or indexes to the new filegroup, and rebuild the indexes.

  3. Increase the size of the disk: If there is no space left on the disk, you can try increasing the size of the disk to accommodate more data.

  4. Enable autogrowth: You can also enable autogrowth on the primary filegroup to automatically increase the size of the database when it runs out of space. However, this is not recommended as it can cause performance issues and can lead to fragmentation of the database.

It is important to regularly monitor the disk space usage on the primary filegroup and take appropriate actions to prevent this error from occurring again in the future.