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riya_dave

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July 16, 2013 at 12:36 pm

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hi
i need to move data to another table and then remove from old one ,which i needs to delete 30 millions of rows,
i know its taking time but any idea i can do it faster like in a batch

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Luis Cazares SSC Guru Points: 183698 More actions · Answer 1

You should do it in several batches. If you give us the code you're using, we might be able to help more. A simple example could be this.

SELECT 1

WHILE @@ROWCOUNT > 0

BEGIN

DELETE TOP (1000000)

FROM MyTable

WHERE MyCondition = 'Delete this row'

END

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ScottPletcher SSC Guru Points: 100948 More actions · Answer 2

If you can, instead just truncate the old table, then re-insert only the kept rows.

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sampath66999 Newbie Points: 7 More actions · Answer 3

copy the table to another table and then truncate the old table

Voide Mr or Mrs. 500 Points: 548 More actions · Answer 4

Before modifying data it is always a good idea to create a temp table as a backup. Once you delete it all, there's no going back.

kapil_kk SSC-Insane Points: 21316 More actions · Answer 5

Hi Riya, its better if you keep of your old data in some temp table and then insert the new data....

first insert the old data into a temp table then truncate old table and insert new ones into that....

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riya_dave (7/16/2013)
hi
i need to move data to another table and then remove from old one ,which i needs to delete 30 millions of rows,
i know its taking time but any idea i can do it faster like in a batch

After deleting 30 million rows from the old table, how many rows are left?

How similar are the two tables?

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riya_dave Hall of Fame Points: 3106 More actions · Answer 7

total i have 60 millions rows from there i need to insert 30 millions to some another table.

once it is insert i need to delete it from original table

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 8

riya_dave (7/17/2013)
total i have 60 millions rows from there i need to insert 30 millions to some another table.
once it is insert i need to delete it from original table

You can do the delete/insert in the same statement like so:

DELETE TOP (100000) FROM LiveTable

OUTPUT deleted.* INTO ArchiveTable

WHERE ...

--batched up so it doesn't choke up your resources.

^{“Write the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw}

For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden