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Oo7
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 Oracle 9i eating up storage
Oracle 9i, Oracle 9i Configuration, Oracle 9i installation, Storage, Windows XP SP3
i am using winxp sp3. i had installed oracle 9i server.

it was installed succesfully before it takes only 2.8gb space.

But now it is occuping all left space in c drive.

as 15gb was free in c drive , now it takes 16gb space and when i uninstall any software the space made by uninstalling it also moved into oracle folder.

plz reply ?????????



Software/Hardware used:
WINDOWS XP, ACER aspire 4730Z
ASKED: March 22, 2011  10:12 AM
UPDATED: March 24, 2011  3:09 PM
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Sounds like you are using archivelog mode and your system is creating archive logs.and that will chew up disk space like no tomorrow.
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to check if you using archivelogs login as sys to oracle enter: archive log list

orangehat
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archive mode i cant get plz explain it briefly

Oo7
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Some guesses are archive logs, core dump files, or data files may take space !.

Subhendu Sen
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Archive log mode is when the database creates a backup for all transactions. If in a production environment is is HIGHLY recommended to do this. Run the command I suggested to see if you are in archive log mode, it also show you where the archives are being created.

orangehat
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