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Expand Up @@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ CREATE DATABASE blockdb OPTIONS {storeFormat: 'block'}
Starting from 5.23, `block` format is the preferred format for Enterprise Edition due to its superior performance and scalability.
Therefore, migrating all databases to `block` format is recommended to ensure optimal performance.

[NOTE]
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Be aware that changing the store format changes the internal IDs assigned to nodes and relationships.
This is because the ID represents the element’s physical location in the store file.
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Changing the store format is an IO-intensive offline operation, which re-writes all data in the new format.
Therefore, it requires that:

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