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IDataServerManagerAdmin.ShrinkGeodatabase Method

Shrinks the size of a Geodatabase and frees up unused space.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub ShrinkGeodatabase ( _
    ByVal gdbName As String _
)

[C#]
public void ShrinkGeodatabase (
    string gdbName
);

[C++]
HRESULT ShrinkGeodatabase(
  BSTR gdbName
);

[C++]
Parameters
gdbName [in]

  gdbName is a parameter of type BSTR

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.

This method frees up unused space in the Geodatabase data file (.mdf).

Perform this periodically as a regular maintenance operation. You must be a server administrator to execute this method.