Title: db getting bigger
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# db getting bigger

 *  [ketanco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ketanco/)
 * (@ketanco)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-getting-bigger/)
 * i have a wordpress site for years now and naturally as i make more posts the 
   database gets bigger and bigger.
 * not that there are any problems but i was just backing up my database and saw
   that its size grew to 165 MB….
 * 1) so it this too much and what problems can it cause?
 * 2) is there a way to minimize db growth rate?
 * 3) if this size is normal after what size it may be a problem?
 * 4) also when i add a media to my post does it also make db bigger , because it
   is stored in somewwhere else…
 * just asking ahead of time or want to make things more efficient

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 *  [catacaustic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/)
 * (@catacaustic)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-getting-bigger/#post-6859320)
 * The first thing to do is check which tables are the largest. Normally I’d do 
   that through phpMyAdmin, or which ever database management tool that your hosting
   company offers. Sometimes larger tables can be truncated (emptied), but you’d
   want to be sure that it’s all able to be removed safely before doing anything
   too drastic.
 * And as always, take a full backup of the database before you do anything! Just
   in case. 🙂
 *  Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-getting-bigger/#post-6859322)
 * Our database here on WordPress.org is starting to push 70 GB. You’re fine. 🙂
 * You can indeed reduce the size of your database through things like OPTIMIZE 
   ing tables and such, but realistically, unless you’re having actual speed issues,
   it’s likely just fine.

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-getting-bigger/#post-6859322)
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