Database Properties (Filegroups Page)

Use this page to view the filegroups or add a new filegroup to the selected database.

To understand how SQL Server uses filegroups, see Understanding Files and Filegroups and Designing Files and Filegroups.

Options

  • Name
    Enter the name of the filegroup.
  • Files
    Displays the count of files in the filegroup.
  • Read-only
    Select to set the filegroup to a read-only status.
  • Default
    Select to make this filegroup the default filegroup.
  • Add
    Adds a new blank row to the grid listing filegroups for the database.
  • Remove
    Removes the selected filegroup row from the grid.

See Also

Other Resources

ALTER DATABASE (Transact-SQL)
Modifying a Database
sys.databases (Transact-SQL)

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance