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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T06:04:30+00:00 2026-05-27T06:04:30+00:00

We have a large InnoDB table which is gigabytes in size. We’re now clearing

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We have a large InnoDB table which is gigabytes in size. We’re now clearing it up. Rows are being removed however from MySQLAdministrator, the data length of the table has not reduced at all. Why is this so? Should we run “Optimize table”?

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    2026-05-27T06:04:31+00:00Added an answer on May 27, 2026 at 6:04 am

    I don’t think optimize table will work.. The space made available by your deletion is not returned to disk but is most probably empty indeed. The engine will simply start using that free space before taking up more physical disk space.

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