Learn how to drop an index in SQL Server using T-SQL or SSMS, what to consider before dropping an index, and how to monitor the effects on your database.

This article discusses the “DROP IF EXISTS” statement available in SQL Server 2016 and later versions. “IF EXITS” is the latest optional clause added in the existing DROP statement in SQL Server 2016 ...

Learn how to drop a database snapshot by using Transact-SQL, which deletes the snapshot from SQL Server and the sparse files that are used by the snapshot. [!INCLUDE SQL Server] Dropping a database ...