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Junior dev decides to clear space for brewing boss, doesn't know what 'LDF' is, sooo...

Terry 6 Silver badge

Naive question here (over the years I've found being asked naive questions has stopped me making some stupid error, and should be welcomed).

Why would database software be written such that deleting an ancillary file ( such as a log file of historic steps) cause it to fall over?

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