# Database maintenance - Integrity check, Vacuum

**URL:** <https://forum.storj.io/t/database-maintenance-integrity-check-vacuum/25047>\
**Category:** Node Operators\
**Tags:** hardware, database\
**Created:** [January 26, 2024, 6:53am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/database-maintenance-integrity-check-vacuum/25047 "2024-01-26T06:53:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/database-maintenance-integrity-check-vacuum/25047/2 "2024-01-26T08:20:16Z")

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Please note, you usually should not perform a vacuum, see

> [@Database is locked. What is the reason? What is the possible solution?](https://forum.storj.io/t/database-is-locked-what-is-the-reason-what-is-the-possible-solution/6806/30):
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> Why do we have to call vacuum? That shouldn’t be needed. Autovacuum should also not be needed.

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