Programming Geodatabases - Learning ArcGIS Geodatabases - page 152

Tool Description Python script example

"PYTHON"
)

#Compacts the geodatabase located on c:\gdb\bestaurants.gdb.
arcpy.Compact_management
(
"c:/gdb/bestaurants.gdb"
)

Compacts a personal
or file geodatabase

Compact

#Compresses the geodatabase located on c:\gdb\bestaurants.gdb.

Compresses a file
geodatabase

arcpy.CompressFileGeodatabaseData_management
(
"c:/gdb/bestaurants.gdb"
)

Compress

#Uncompresses the geodatabase located on c:\gdb\bestaurants.gdb;
must be already compressed to be successful.
arcpy.UncompressFileGeodatabaseData_management
(
"c:/gdb/bestaurants.gdb"
)

Uncompresses a file
geodatabase that is
already compressed

Uncompress