Dump File (SQL)

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Dump File (SQL)

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hello again,

just wondering... sometimes when i dump/ backing up my database it change it sizes, even though i made no changes to its records. could anyone care to explain?

tanx in advanced.
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Does it get smaller?
Maybe your backup invokes an optimize table.
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:( its very weird actually. it may be incremented by.. and after few days it decreased its file size.
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can anyone care to explain why dump files is changing though it haven't been change.
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