Title: wp_posts db table copy (size courios) general question
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# wp_posts db table copy (size courios) general question

 *  [AdultVideoBox](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tmpteam/)
 * (@tmpteam)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_posts-db-table-size-general-question/)
 * can anyone explain me something about: **wp_posts** table
 * my original wp_posts table growed since 2008 & collect a lot of data
 * Data 27.3 MiB
    Index 114 MiB Total 141.3 MiB
 * on 18,819 data entries
 * NOW i made an *internal* copy (copy with prefix task) on my phpadmin & got on
   my copyed table the folllowing sizes
 * Data 27.2 MiB
    Index 28.1 MiB Total 55.2 MiB
 * on 18,819 data entries
 * how it comes?
    i can use this new *slim* copy for my site? or they will missing
   any important stuff? its possible that on my old wp_post table was tons of *orphan*
   useless stuff stored over the years? wich dont would be copyed if i choose to
   do from phpmyadmin area? all post revisions was already deleted on the original
   post table… so it cant be revisions… hope anyone can give me a lill hint about..
   im still courios…. thx in advance

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