https://www.oraclescripts.com/tags/purge-statement/Recent content in PURGE Statement on Oracle ScriptsHugo -- gohugo.ioenOracleScripts.comSun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.oraclescripts.com/post/manage-recycle-bin-dba-recyclebin/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.oraclescripts.com/post/manage-recycle-bin-dba-recyclebin/ <h2 id="manage-the-recycle-bin-with-dba_recyclebin">Manage the Recycle Bin with DBA_RECYCLEBIN</h2> <h2 id="purpose">Purpose</h2> <p>Where does a table actually go the instant <code>DROP TABLE</code> runs? Not straight to disk deallocation. Since Oracle Database 10g, a dropped table is renamed and moved into the recycle bin instead of being physically removed, and it stays there, fully intact, until something purges it or the tablespace runs out of room and reclaims the space automatically. <strong><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/26/refrn/DBA_RECYCLEBIN.html">DBA_RECYCLEBIN</a></strong> is the data dictionary view that exposes every recycle bin in the database at once — every user's dropped tables, indexes, and dependent objects, in one query, rather than checking one schema at a time.</p>