recycle bin... look up in the doco: recycle bin drop table ... purge etc hth Connor > _____________________________________________ > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Dunn > Sent: Wednesday, 18 October 2006 9:59 PM > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: BIN$ objects > > I seem to have a large number of objects in my schema(Oracle 10 on Linux) > with names beginning BIN$ > > e.g. BIN$IBQisbCMbGfgQAUKRQFY4g==$0 > > Anyone know what they are and how they were created? > > > > > > John Dunn > Product Consultant > Direct Dial +44 (0) 117 373 6122 > Sefas Innovation Ltd, CityPoint, Temple Gate, Bristol BS1 6PL, UK. > Tel: +44(0) 117 373 6114 > Fax: +44 (0) 117 373 6115 > > www.sefas.com > > >