Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Compressing a file geodatabase
It is important that you do not confuse the compressing of a file geodatabase with the com-
pressing of an enterprise geodatabase (which is out of the scope for this topic). Compress-
ing a file geodatabase does not delete any data it maintains. It also prevents you from edit-
ing your file geodatabase. To compress a file geodatabase, perform the following steps:
1. Open
ArcCatalog
.
2. Browse and right-click on the file geodatabase, point the cursor to
Administra-
tion
, and then click on
Compress File Geodatabase
, as shown in the following
screenshot:
The compress operation can be lossless or lossy. Lossy compression was the only
option available prior to ArcGIS 10.0 file geodatabases. In geodatabases that run
on Versions 10 and higher, you have two options: lossy and lossless compression.
