[ZODB-Dev] Is there any convenient way to reduce the storage file size after delete something in database?

[Andreas Jung]

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The ZODB basically does only append to the database file (Data.fs).
Only packing (e.g. through zeopack) will write a new (and smaller)
Data.fs file containing the referenced "life" objects.

- -aj

刘一新 wrote:
> I found that the size of the storage file (test.fs for example) does
> not change when I remove some or all object from it. To empty
> test.fs, I recreate it. But If I want to only remove some object in
> test.fs, I must do following: 1. zeopack the database 2. rm -f
> test.fs.old Am I right?
> 
> BTW, what does the zeopack exactly do? And when should I use it? I
> try to find some instructions on it but without success.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
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