The recycle bin of a tenant instance stores the databases and tables dropped from the tenant instance. This topic describes operations on the recycle bin of a tenant instance. For example, you can view objects in the recycle bin and purge the recycle bin.
Prerequisites
By default, the recycle bin feature is disabled for a tenant instance. To enable the feature, contact OceanBase Technical Support.
View objects in the recycle bin
Log on to the ApsaraDB for OceanBase console.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Instances.
In the instance list, click the name of the target tenant instance to go to the Tenant Instance Workspace page.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Recycle Bin.
On the recycle bin page, you can view information about the databases and tables dropped from the MySQL tenant instance, and purge or restore a single or multiple databases and tables in the recycle bin. For more information, see Recycle bin of a tenant.
Purge the recycle bin
On the recycle bin page, click Empty Recycle Bin in the upper-right corner to physically drop the databases and tables in the recycle bin to release the occupied disk space.
You cannot independently configure the automatic purging interval for the recycle bin of a tenant instance. To modify the interval, contact OceanBase Technical Support.