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# dikshant sharma

@dikshantks · Bangalore, India · Joined May 2026

just a learner

### [The Hidden Cost of Running Iceberg: Maintenance, Delete files, and Orphan files](https://dikshantks.hashnode.dev/the-hidden-cost-of-running-iceberg-maintenance-delete-files-and-orphan-files?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Why MOR helped ingestion, why queries still slowed down, and what delete files, snapshots, and orphan files taught me about operating Iceberg.

9 min read · [dikshantks.hashnode.dev](https://dikshantks.hashnode.dev/the-hidden-cost-of-running-iceberg-maintenance-delete-files-and-orphan-files?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jul 7](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-hidden-cost-of-running-iceberg-maintenance-delete-files-and-orphan-files/6a4d6cdeedd0178d1827dde2)