---
title: Compact a series file offline
description: Use the influx_inspect buildtsi -compact-series-file command to compact your series file and reduce its size on disk.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1/administration/compact-series-file/
estimated_tokens: 247
product: InfluxDB OSS v1
version: v1
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1/administration/compact-series-file/
date: '2023-09-12T23:33:31-06:00'
lastmod: '2023-09-12T23:33:31-06:00'
---

This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS.[InfluxDB 3 Core](/influxdb3/core/) is the latest stable version.

Use the **Series File Compaction tool** to compact your series file and reduce its size on disk.
This is useful for series files that grow quickly, for example, when series are frequently created and deleted.

**To compact a series file:**

1. Stop the `influxd` process.

2. Run the following command, including your **data directory** and **WAL directory**:

   ```
   # Syntax
   influx_inspect buildtsi -compact-series-file -datadir <data_dir> -waldir <wal_dir>

   # Example
   influx_inspect buildtsi -compact-series-file -datadir /data -waldir /wal
   ```

3. Restart the `influxd` process.

4. ***(InfluxDB Enterprise only)*** On each data node:

   1. Complete steps 1-3.
   2. Wait for the [hinted handoff queue (HHQ)](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/concepts/clustering/#hinted-handoff)to write all missed data to the node.
   3. Continue to the next data node.