RE: reclaiming space from recycle bin

  • From: "Allen, Brandon" <Brandon.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "Sharon.Kovac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <Sharon.Kovac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 09:14:56 -0700

This is documented behavior:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/backup.102/b14192/flashptr004.htm#sthref615

"Recycle bin objects are not counted as used space. If you query the space 
views to obtain the amount of free space in the database, objects in the 
recycle bin are counted as free space."

Regards,
Brandon

From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Sharon.Kovac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

There was no change in dba_free_space after I purged the recycle bin.


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