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[Problem] Delete data older than 6 months from a table

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Hi all,

I have been given the ungrateful task of trying to optimize some Oracle DB servers left unchecked for years.

My experience in working with SQL technologies and Oracle is barely beginner-level.

The table I am trying to clean has more than 5 years of data, mostly logs, and consumes a lot of space on drives.

The problem I am facing is that when trying to delete the data the redo log table fills the rest of the space on the drive.

Do you have any suggestions for deleting large tables or is there some valid procedure for that?

Thanks, Igor

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