Databases

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How-to Articles

• Database Tuning (Advanced Topic)
• Database Upgrades
• Detecting and Resolving Database Corruption
• How do I use SSL with Microsoft SQL Server?
• Migrating or Moving your PaperCut Database Server
• Optimizing your database
• SQL Server log files (LDF files) are growing large.How can I shrink them?
• Using Windows Authentication with Microsoft SQL Server

Troubleshooting Articles

• Database Upgrade Error
• Errors when running db-tools
• I receive an error “Malformed \uxxxx encoding” when using db-tools
• SQL Server connection problems

FAQ

Reference Articles

• Common Questions about External Databases
• Database Connection Counts (Advanced Topic)
• Database Schema Diagrams
• Example SQL Queries (when running on an external database)
• Running PaperCut On An External Database
• Scripts to fetch information from PaperCut
• What external database should I use?
• When should I run PaperCut on an External Database?

Known Issues

End User Articles