Downsize CACHE.DAT file

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Larry Faraci · Apr 13, 2018

#Globals #System Administration #Caché

Is there a way to reduce the size of a CACHE.DAT file after a major reduction in global content has been performed?

Thx... Larry.

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Robert Cemper · Apr 13, 2018

MgmtPortal : System Operation > Databases > Freespace > Compact / Truncate
Take a look to online docs first !

"Displaying Free Space Information"
http://docs.intersystems.com/latest/csp/docbook/DocBook.UI.Page.cls?KEY=GSA_check_databases_freespace

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score 0 · Answer 1 · 2018-04-13T14:55:27-04:00

Yes, you can compact and truncate the database, though depending on your version, those utilities may not be safe to use. The most recent alert on that is here. If you're on a version older than that, you can run GBLOCKCOPY to clear up space, though that requires downtime.