https://www.sqlserver70.com/tags/identity-reseed/Recent content in Identity Reseed on SQL Server ScriptsHugo -- gohugo.ioenSQLServer70.comThu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sqlserver70.com/post/sql-server-dbcc-checkident-reseed-identity-columns/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sqlserver70.com/post/sql-server-dbcc-checkident-reseed-identity-columns/ <p>A logging table grew to forty million rows, the bulk of it was archived out, and now only the last week's data remains — but the next insert still gets identity value 40,000,001, leaving a vast gap below it. Or a botched data load left the seed sitting far above the real maximum, and future inserts skip millions of values. <code>DBCC CHECKIDENT</code> closes both gaps in a single statement, and knowing how to check before you reseed keeps it from creating a worse problem than it solves.</p>