How To Reclaim Wasted Space on The Segment (Table, Index and LOB) and Tablespace Levels (Doc ID 1682748.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 20, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

This note provides the steps to identify and reclaim wasted space (fragmented space) from different Segment (Table, Index and LOB) introduced by row deletion, moving or dropping tables, etc ..