Sql server - recursive delete

Question

I\'m trying to delete user\'s data and all it\'s related data that is located in different tables. All the tables have Foreign Keys but without cascade delete.

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Answer 1

Cascade delete is easy, well-performing and reliable. Works over multiple levels. The query plans are interesting and seem well-optimized.

If you want manual deletes, make sure to issue just one query per table for efficiency reasons. You can use joins in a delete statement to join to the parent level(s) to filter the rows to be deleted.