1. nodetool flush 2. stop server 3. delete all files (data, index, filter) 4. start server
note that this will delete the data, not the CF definition (not like "drop table" in sql-ish). system_drop_column_family will drop the CF definition truncate (available from 0.7) will delete the data, which is equivalent to the steps 1-4 above On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 12:33 PM, xavier manach <x...@tekio.org> wrote: > Hi > > In the API I see : system_drop_column_family *Requires Cassandra 0.7 > * > How to drop a column family with Cassandra 6.1 ? > * > Delete *the files MYCOLUMNFAMILY-XXX-Data.db, > MYCOLUMNFAMILY-XXX-Filter.db , MYCOLUMNFAMILY-XXX-Index.db > is a good ways ? > > Can I recreate this columnfamily after this delete ? > > > Thanks. > >
