Possibly you have snapshots? If so, use nodetool to clear them. On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 4:54 PM, Analia Lorenzatto < analialorenza...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello guys, > > I have a cassandra cluster 2.1 comprised of 4 nodes. > > I removed a lot of data in a Column Family, then I ran manually a > compaction on this Column family on every node. After doing that, If I > query that data, cassandra correctly says this data is not there. But the > space on disk is exactly the same before removing that data. > > Also, I realized that gc_grace_seconds = 0. Some people on the internet > say that it could produce zombie data, what do you think? > > I do not have a TTL defined on the Column family, and I do not have the > possibility to create it. So my questions is, given that I do not have a > TTL defined is data going to be removed? or the deleted data is never > actually going to be deleted due to I do not have a TTL? > > > Thanks in advance! > > -- > Saludos / Regards. > > Analía Lorenzatto. > > “It's possible to commit no errors and still lose. That is not weakness. > That is life". By Captain Jean-Luc Picard. >
