Re: Overhead of over sized datafiles

From: Rachel Carmichael <wisernet100_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 08:56:40 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.003FC6C0.20020127081018@fatcity.com>

It shouldn't have an effect on the database at all.

If you are really worried about it, you can try to resize the datafile back down to a smaller size.

Other than wasting disk space, there shouldn't be a problem.

• rabbit_at_emirates.net.ae wrote:
  > A fellow DBA working with me resized the System tablespace to double
  > its
  > size i.e. from 500MB to 1GB: I dont like the practise of just
  > arbitrarily doubling a datafile size and it sitting empty for years,
  > but
  > apart from extra backup time , would this large oversized datafile
  > upset
  > the database engine in any way, or be inefficient at a database or
  > o/s
  > level: I suspect certain areas but to busy right now RTFM.
  > p.s. 8.1.6 / solaris 2.8
  >
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