After emptying the trash my database is still the same size?

[steve]

After deleting my trash my database file is still the same size. What do I
need to do to reduce the size of the database after emtying the trash?

Thanks!!!

 

[Mickey Stevens]

See "Compress the Database" on this tutorial on my web site:
<http://home.earthlink.net/~mickey.stevens/tutorials/rebuilddatabase.html>