How To View the Dropped Tables in Your Recycle Bin?

by **Micheal** Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:25 am

You can look what's in your recycle bin through the predefined view called RECYCLEBIN. You
can use the SELECT statement to list the dropped tables as shown in the following script:
SQL> connect HR/fyicenter
Connected.
SQL> CREATE TABLE emp_dept_90
2 AS SELECT * FROM employees WHERE department_id=90;
Table created.
SQL> SELECT COUNT(*) FROM emp_dept_90;
COUNT(*)
----------
3
SQL> DROP TABLE emp_dept_90;
Table dropped.
SQL> COL original_name FORMAT A14
SQL> SELECT object_name, original_name, droptime FROM recyclebin;
OBJECT_NAME ORIGINAL_NAME DROPTIME
------------------------------ -------------- -------------------
BIN$uaSS/heeQuys53HgXRhEEQ==$0 EMP_DEPT_10 2006-04-01:18:57:37
BIN$gSt95r7ATKGUPuALIHy4dw==$0 EMP_DEPT_10 2006-04-01:19:59:11
BIN$bLukbcgSQ6mK1P2QVRf+fQ==$0 EMP_DEPT_90 2006-04-01:20:47:22
As you can use the EMP_DEPT_10 was dropped twice. If the same table was dropped multiple
times, you need to restore by using the object name in the recycle bin with FLASHBACK
statement.
Note that RECYCLEBIN is just an alias of USER_RECYCLEBIN.