Drop Index


Dropping an index means removing an existing index from a table.

Indexes may be removed when they are no longer useful.

This helps reduce unnecessary overhead.

Indexes should be dropped carefully.

Removing important indexes can reduce performance.

Only unused indexes should be deleted.

Indexes increase storage usage.

Too many indexes slow down insert and update operations.

Dropping unused indexes improves write performance.

The DROP INDEX command is used to remove an index.

The index name must be specified.

The table data remains unchanged.

Dropping indexes is part of database optimization.

It helps maintain balanced performance.

Index management is important in production systems.