In SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), you can see the SQL Server database state. Alternatively, you can use T-SQL commands to verify your database status. You can use the DATABASEPROPERTYEX function ...
There are two options that I'm aware of. I'm not a DBA either, but I've gotten my feet wet. The first is to truncate the logs using the SQL server's Enterprise Manager. The second is that when you do ...