Yes, it builds a new index file before deleteing the old. Oswaldo Castro wrote:
>Hi List > >I have a table with 90 Millions records and 8 indexes (75GB). I am >trying to drop one of them but I get an errorcode 28 (no space left on >device). df- v gives me an extra 27% of free space. > >My questions: > >Does MySQL use temporary areas to drop indexes and for what ? > >Is there a way to tell to MySQL to ignore this ? > >Thanks in advance > >Oswaldo Castro > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
