How to save space for Basicfiles Lob

(Doc ID 2176005.1)

Last updated on JUNE 16, 2017

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.3 to 11.2.0.3 [Release 11.2]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

LOBs, or Large OBjects, are used to store non-character data, such as mp3s, videos, pictures and long character data. Binary large objects, or BLOBs, and character large objects, or CLOBs, can store up to terabytes of data.

This Note will describe that how can we save some space when converting basicfile LOB to Securefile LOB.

Solution

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