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VACUUM TABLE

Introduced or updated: v1.2.940
ENTERPRISE EDITION FEATURE
VACUUM TABLE is an Enterprise Edition feature. Contact Databend Support for a license.

Permanently removes eligible historical snapshots and their unneeded segments, blocks, and related files from a FUSE table to reclaim storage. The table and its current data remain available.

See also: VACUUM TABLES, VACUUM DROPPED OBJECTS, VACUUM ALL.

Syntax

VACUUM TABLE [<database>.]<table>

If the database is omitted, the current database is used. The command operates in the current catalog and requires SUPER access to the table. Only writable FUSE tables are supported.

The command does not return a result set.

Retention and Snapshot Tags

Cleanup respects data_retention_time_in_days (1 day by default). Historical data that has been removed cannot be queried through Time Travel or restored with Flashback.

Snapshots referenced by unexpired snapshot tags, including tags without an expiration time, and the data they reference are protected from cleanup. Expired tags no longer protect their snapshots. VACUUM attempts to remove expired tags; a failure to delete an expired tag does not stop cleanup.

Use a session setting to adjust the retention period for subsequent cleanup operations:

SET data_retention_time_in_days = 2;
SHOW SETTINGS LIKE 'data_retention_time_in_days';

Examples

Create a table and change its data, then clean up eligible history:

CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE vacuum_example (id INT);
INSERT INTO vacuum_example VALUES (1), (2);
DELETE FROM vacuum_example WHERE id = 1;
VACUUM TABLE vacuum_example;
SELECT * FROM vacuum_example;

The current row remains available. Recently created history is retained until it becomes eligible for cleanup.

Compaction and storage reclamation are separate operations. To compact a table and then clean up eligible historical files:

OPTIMIZE TABLE vacuum_example COMPACT;
VACUUM TABLE vacuum_example;
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