Hi, > That allows me to have the datafiles to not autoextend to a very large value - in a development environment. From the same document: "Oracle(R) Database Backup and Recovery Basics 10g Release 2 (10.2)" http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306_01/backup.102/b14192/flashptr004.htm#i1019426 > For AUTO EXTEND-able tablespaces, objects are purged from the recycle bin > to reclaim space before datafiles are extended. Do you observe a different behavior in your environment? Which version/platform it is? --- Maris Elsins @MarisElsins <https://twitter.com/MarisElsins> www.facebook.com/maris.elsins On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 3:53 AM, Chitale, Hemant K <Hemant-K.Chitale@xxxxxx>wrote: > No, I cannot guarantee that an object will be available from the > recylcebin for a week. However, I can assure that no object will persist > in the recyclebin for more than a week. That allows me to have the > datafiles to not autoextend to a very large value - in a development > environment. > > > > Hemant K Chitale > > > > > > *From:* Niall Litchfield [mailto:niall.litchfield@xxxxxxxxx] > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 18, 2014 8:36 PM > *To:* elmaris@xxxxxxxxx > *Cc:* Chitale, Hemant K; ORACLE-L > *Subject:* Re: Purge RECYCLEBIN by *age* > > > > Maris > > > > I don't believe that to be *always* true, even in the form which I suspect > you meant (they will be purged automatically starting with the oldest ones > in the tablespace in which you require free space), AFAIK the blocks > involved are free to be reused as and when a space allocation occurs, I > don't believe there is any mechanism which prioritizes the extent > allocation by age. > > > > Hemant > > > > What are you hoping to achieve with this? A guarantee that an object can > be recovered for a week after it is dropped? > > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 9:28 AM, Maris Elsins <elmaris@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Why would you want to purge them? > > They will be purged automatically started with the oldest ones when free > space is needed. > > > > To answer the question, I think it's not possible unless you write a > script that queries the objects that you want to be purged from > dba_recyclebin and then purging them one by one. > > > --- > > Maris Elsins > > @MarisElsins <https://twitter.com/MarisElsins> > > www.facebook.com/maris.elsins > > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 11:18 AM, Chitale, Hemant K < > Hemant-K.Chitale@xxxxxx> wrote: > > Is it possible to Purge the RECYCLEBIN by age ? --- e.g. remove those > objects that were DROPped 7 days ago. That way, a periodic cleanup of the > RECYCLEBIN can be done and yet objects may be available for recovery for 7 > days. > > Hemant K Chitale > > > This email and any attachments are confidential and may also be > privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete all copies > and notify the sender immediately. You may wish to refer to the > incorporation details of Standard Chartered PLC, Standard Chartered Bank > and their subsidiaries at https://www.sc.com/en/incorporation-details.html > . > > > > > > > > -- > Niall Litchfield > Oracle DBA > http://www.orawin.info > > This email and any attachments are confidential and may also be > privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete all copies > and notify the sender immediately. You may wish to refer to the > incorporation details of Standard Chartered PLC, Standard Chartered Bank > and their subsidiaries at https://www.sc.com/en/incorporation-details.html > . >