DB Backup Question

Hello,
I know the transaction log will grow while backing up a
database, but will the database file grow as well if the
database is not in use?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
If the Db is not being actively updated i would not expect either the
databse, or the log to grow t all during a backup.
I am not sure what you mean when you say you "know the log will grow". Is
there an underlying problem you are trying to resolve?
Mike John
"Gene S." <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> I know the transaction log will grow while backing up a
> database, but will the database file grow as well if the
> database is not in use?
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
> Thanks in advance.
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