Query to shrink Datafiles and Reclaim unused Space in Oracle


Steps to Shrink the datafiles

set verify off
set pages 1000
column file_name format a50 word_wrapped
column smallest format 999,990 heading "Smallest|Size|Poss."
column currsize format 999,990 heading "Current|Size"
column savings  format 999,990 heading "Poss.|Savings"
break on report

Step1: To Check Database block size

column value new_val blksize
select value from v$parameter where name = 'db_block_size';


Step2: Check how much space can be reclaimed 

select file_name,
       ceil( (nvl(hwm,1)*&&blksize)/1024/1024 ) smallest,
       ceil( blocks*&&blksize/1024/1024) currsize,
       ceil( blocks*&&blksize/1024/1024) -
       ceil( (nvl(hwm,1)*&&blksize)/1024/1024 ) savings
from dba_data_files a,
     ( select file_id, max(block_id+blocks-1) hwm
         from dba_extents
        group by file_id ) b
where a.file_id = b.file_id(+);

You can also add condition if needs to be checked for a specific tablespace

Step3: Script to reclaim unused space from the datafiles 

set pages 0
set lines 300
column cmd format a300 word_wrapped

select 'alter database datafile '''||file_name||''' resize ' ||
       ceil( (nvl(hwm,1)*&&blksize)/1024/1024 )  || 'm;' cmd
from dba_data_files a, 
     ( select file_id, max(block_id+blocks-1) hwm
         from dba_extents
        group by file_id ) b
where a.file_id = b.file_id(+) 
  and ceil( blocks*&&blksize/1024/1024) -
      ceil( (nvl(hwm,1)*&&blksize)/1024/1024 ) > 0;