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Create Empty database using Oracle Database configuration Assistant


I am using Oracle's Database Configuration Assistant tool to create a new database but once the database is created, I open it in Oracle SQL Developer, I see a lot of tables already created. Why is that? How can I create an empty database?

P.S: This is how my database tables look like after creating it

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Solution

  • I think there is some confusion between schema and databases.

    You can never create an empty database in Oracle, since when you create a database in Oracle with DBCA tool, it creates some pre-seeded sample schemas and some System schemas with system tables.

    You can create an empty schema using the CREATE SCHEMA command, after the database is installed.