# Many small LDB files with database tuning

**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/many-small-ldb-files-with-database-tuning/13842
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 1, 2019, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/many-small-ldb-files-with-database-tuning/13842 "2019-10-01T11:44:06Z")
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### Author: ![calmh](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/calmh/32/15311_2.png) [@calmh](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/calmh)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2019, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/many-small-ldb-files-with-database-tuning/13842/2 "2019-10-01T11:46:04Z")

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There is no difference for small databases, and no conversion at startup, it just affects future writes. If it’s using the large database parameters it says something about it at startup. Does it?

> [@uok](#):
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> 1000s of very small .ldb files (~ 300 bytes) and every second 20 or more are created

This sounds bizarre regardless…

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