Re: Drop Index - Error 28

2002-10-01 Thread gerald_clark
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 questi

Drop Index - Error 28

2002-10-01 Thread Oswaldo Castro
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 te