> > To reiterate: deleting records or dropping tables does NOT reduce
> the size of
> > the database file.
> > ./heLen
>
> Thanks Helen and Ann !! You are very kind!
>
> The size of the bigger database was taken *after* doing a
> backup/restore.
> Doesn't that discard all the deleted records?
>
> Can this behaviour be a kind of database corruption or is just normal?

Do you have forced writes ON?
if it's off, then the file size will not be real until a disconnect
Alan