Reclaim Space in Tablespace using Shrink Command

Posted on by Osama Mustafa in Database

SQL> ALTER TABLE TABLE_NAME enable ROW movement;

SQL> ALTER TABLE TABLE_NAME shrink SPACE;

SQL> ALTER TABLE TABLE_NAME disable ROW movement;

Benefits regarding to Oracle Documentation :

  • Full table scans will take less time (a table scan will always scan up to the HWM even if space is not used)
  • Better index access takes place because of a smaller B-Tree
  • Space is freed up for other database objects
  • Space below the HWM is released and the HWM is moved down

 Thank you
Osama Mustafa

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Osama considered as one of the leaders in Cloud technology, DevOps and database in the Middle-East. I have more than ten years of experience within the industry. moreover, certfied 4x AWS , 4x Azure and 6x OCI, have also obtained database certifications for multiple providers. In addition to having experience with Oracle database and Oracle products, such as middle-ware, OID, OAM and OIM, I have gained substantial knowledge with different databases. Currently, I am architecting and implementing Cloud and DevOps. On top of that, I'm providing solutions for companies that allow them to implement the solutions and to follow the best practices.

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