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Maintaining or reducing the translog when size reaches maximum

Troubleshooting


Problem

This document offers various suggestions how to control the behavior of the translog when its size reaches a maximum.

Symptom

When the translog reaches its set maximum file size, there are certain behaviours noticeable:

- the log is cleared to 0 byte
- it creates a history file automatically
- it is not updated until someone removes or moves the file

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Modified date:
17 September 2025

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