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Expand Up @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ You can also perform this check programmatically using `context.Database.HasPend

In some extreme cases, it may be necessary to remove all migrations and start over. This can be easily done by deleting your **Migrations** folder and dropping your database; at that point you can create a new initial migration, which will contain your entire current schema.

It's also possible to reset all migrations and create a single one without losing your data. This is sometimes called "squashing", and involves some manual work:
It's also possible to reset all migrations and create a single one without losing your data, commonly referred to as "squashing". You can squash your migrations with community packages like [StewardEF](https://github.com/pdevito3/StewardEF) or manually by:

1. Back up your database, in case something goes wrong.
2. In your database, delete all rows from the migrations history table (e.g. `DELETE FROM [__EFMigrationsHistory]` on SQL Server).
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