DB shrinking

Hello everyone,
1. What is the downside of having Autoshrink option set to true?
2. If I choose to do it manually, will it affect database performance?
Thanks,
Helenhttp://www.karaszi.com/SQLServer/info_dont_shrink.asp
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
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"Helen Stein" <hstein@.nojunklarimor.net> wrote in message
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> Hello everyone,
> 1. What is the downside of having Autoshrink option set to true?
> 2. If I choose to do it manually, will it affect database performance?
> Thanks,
> Helen
>