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title: "Discussion on \"The Hidden Cost of Running Iceberg: Maintenance, Delete files, and Orphan files \" | Hashnode"
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# [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.

Jul 7 · 9 min read · dikshantks.hashnode.dev  
Updated Jul 10  
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