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Home > Domino database performance > The database property 'Don't overwrite free' can reduce disk I/O and disk space demands
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The database property 'Don't overwrite free' can reduce disk I/O and disk space demands 

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In Notes Release 3 and earlier releases, Notes held deleted data-unencrypted-until empty space, or white space, was removed during a database compact. In Release 4, this functionality was changed subtly so that the deleted data was overwritten with random characters to make it irretrievable. (This is called overwriting free space.) In Release 5 and in Notes/Domino 6, you can choose to enable/disable this functionality. Overwriting free space has an adverse affect on database performance.

In most cases, there's no need to keep overwritten data. There are, however, a few instances when you may want Notes to continue overwriting deleted data:
1) Physical access to your servers and your databases may be compromised allowing an unauthorized user to access them.
2) The databases are not encrypted or the ACL leaves the database open to attack.
3) Your organization has a security policy that requires this feature.

Default:

This property is turned off upon database creation (i.e. overwrite free space is enabled).

Recommendation:

Disable overwriting of free space by selecting the 'Don't overwrite free' space option of the database. Do this for multiple files at once via the Domino Administrator from the 'Files' tab.

References:

Application Performance Tuning, Part 1
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/library/ls-AppPerfpt1/

Domino Configuration Tuner:

This setting is included in the DCT catalog of best practices.

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