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Difference Between TRUNCATE, DELETE And DROP In SQL
 
The di erence between TRUNCATE, DELETE, and DROP is one of the most common interview
questions. TRUNCATE, DELETE, and DROP SQL queries are often used in SQL Server to delete
data from a database. Learn tthe di erence between truncate and delete in SQL.
 
TRUNCATE
 
TRUNCATE SQL query removes all rows from a table, without logging the individual row
deletions. TRUNCATE is faster than the DELETE query.
 
The following example removes all data from the Customers table. 

01. TRUNCATE TABLE Customers;

1. TRUNCATE is a DDL command

2. TRUNCATE is executed using a table lock and the whole table is locked to remove all
records.
3. We cannot use the WHERE clause with TRUNCATE.
4. TRUNCATE removes all rows from a table.
5. Minimal logging in the transaction log, so it is faster performance-wise.
6. TRUNCATE TABLE removes the data by deallocating the data pages used to store the table
data and records only the page deallocations in the transaction log.
7. Identify the column is reset to its seed value if the table contains an identity column.
8. To use Truncate on a table you need at least ALTER permission on the table.
9. Truncate uses less transaction space than the Delete statement.
10. Truncate cannot be used with indexed views.
11. TRUNCATE is faster than DELETE.

DELETE
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SQL DELETE query deletes all records from a database table. To execute a DELETE query, delete
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The following query deletes all rows from the Customers table.  

01. DELETE FROM Customers;

02. GO

The following SQL query deletes all rows from the Customers table where OrderID is greater
than 1000. 

01. DELETE FROM Customers WHERE OrderId > 1000;

02. GO

1. DELETE is a DML command.

2. DELETE is executed using a row lock, each row in the table is locked for deletion.
3. We can use where clause with DELETE to lter & delete speci c records.
4. The DELETE command is used to remove rows from a table based on WHERE condition.
5. It maintains the log, so it slower than TRUNCATE.
6. The DELETE statement removes rows one at a time and records an entry in the transaction
log for each deleted row.
7. Identity of column keep DELETE retains the identity.
8. To use Delete you need DELETE permission on the table.
9. Delete uses more transaction space than the Truncate statement.
10. The delete can be used with indexed views.

DROP
 
DROP table query removes one or more table de nitions and all data, indexes, triggers,
constraints, and permission speci cations for those tables. DROP command requires to ALTER
permission on the schema to which the table belongs, CONTROL permission on the table, or
membership in the db_ddladmin xed database role.
 
The following SQL query drops the Customers table and its data and indexes from the current
database. 

01. DROP TABLE Customers ;

1. The DROP command removes a table from the database.

2. All the tables' rows, indexes, and privileges will also be removed.
3. No DML triggers will be red.
4. The operation cannot be rolled back.
5. DROP and TRUNCATE are DDL commands, whereas DELETE is a DML command.

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In this post, we saw the di erences between TRUNCATE, DELETE, and DROP SQL commands. We
saw key characteristics of these commands.  We also learn SQL queries with examples. 

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Well explained !!
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DELETE operations can be rolled back (undone), while DROP and TRUNCATE operations cannot be
rolled back This statement is wrong. we can rollback TRUNCATE and DROP in a TRANSACTION A link
given below will help you in understanding this. https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/4591/ddl-
commands-in-transactions-in-sql-server-versus-oracle/
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How to perform two command on the same time like delete the row and update that row as well
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TRUNCATE TRANSACTION CAN ALSO ROLLED BACK LIKE DELETE.

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