[Gmod-help] bp_seqfeature_load.pl and mysql storage space used

[Matthew Conte]

Hello,

I'm running into some storage space issues after running
bp_seqfeature_load.pl multiple times and I'm wondering if anyone has run
into the problem I'm facing or could possible share some insight.

If I run the following command multiple times:
bp_seqfeature_load.pl -c -f -d *database-name gff3-file*

My available disk space decreases by about the size of the gff3-file each
time.

If I go into mysql and run:
drop database *database-name;

*It only frees disk space by the amount of the gff3-file, even if I've run
bp_seqfeature_load.pl multiple times.  In other words, if I have a 700MB
gff3-file and run the bp_seqfeature_load.pl command three times, I've lost
~2.1GB of disk space and can only recover 700MB of it.

I figure this is a mysql setting that is creating some type of backup each
time I run bp_seqfeature_load.pl, but I haven't been able to figure out what
the setting is and/or how to turn it off.  Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
Matt
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