diff --git a/src/main/protobuf/fossildbapi.proto b/src/main/protobuf/fossildbapi.proto
index a688b4f..5e41354 100644
--- a/src/main/protobuf/fossildbapi.proto
+++ b/src/main/protobuf/fossildbapi.proto
@@ -130,6 +130,13 @@ message RestoreFromBackupReply {
     optional string errorMessage = 2;
 }
 
+message CompactAllDataRequest {}
+
+message CompactAllDataReply {
+    required bool success = 1;
+    optional string errorMessage = 2;
+}
+
 
 service FossilDB {
     rpc Health (HealthRequest) returns (HealthReply) {}
@@ -143,4 +150,5 @@ service FossilDB {
     rpc ListVersions (ListVersionsRequest) returns (ListVersionsReply) {}
     rpc Backup (BackupRequest) returns (BackupReply) {}
     rpc RestoreFromBackup (RestoreFromBackupRequest) returns (RestoreFromBackupReply) {}
+    rpc CompactAllData (CompactAllDataRequest) returns (CompactAllDataReply) {}
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/scalableminds/fossildb/FossilDBGrpcImpl.scala b/src/main/scala/com/scalableminds/fossildb/FossilDBGrpcImpl.scala
index fe46156..59b4458 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/scalableminds/fossildb/FossilDBGrpcImpl.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/scalableminds/fossildb/FossilDBGrpcImpl.scala
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ class FossilDBGrpcImpl(storeManager: StoreManager)
     RestoreFromBackupReply(true)
   } {errorMsg => RestoreFromBackupReply(false, errorMsg)}
 
+  override def compactAllData(req: CompactAllDataRequest) = withExceptionHandler(req) {
+    storeManager.compactAllData
+    CompactAllDataReply(true)
+  } {errorMsg => CompactAllDataReply(false, errorMsg)}
 
   private def withExceptionHandler [T, R <: GeneratedMessage](request: R)(tryBlock: => T)(onErrorBlock: Option[String] => T): Future[T] = {
     try {
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/scalableminds/fossildb/db/RocksDBStore.scala b/src/main/scala/com/scalableminds/fossildb/db/RocksDBStore.scala
index 35087db..d3ae962 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/scalableminds/fossildb/db/RocksDBStore.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/scalableminds/fossildb/db/RocksDBStore.scala
@@ -21,17 +21,9 @@ class RocksDBManager(dataDir: Path, columnFamilies: List[String], optionsFilePat
 
   val (db: RocksDB, columnFamilyHandles) = {
     RocksDB.loadLibrary()
-    val columnOptions = new ColumnFamilyOptions()
-      .setArenaBlockSize(4 * 1024 * 1024)               // 4MB
-      .setTargetFileSizeBase(1024 * 1024 * 1024)        // 1GB
-      .setMaxBytesForLevelBase(10 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024) // 10GB
-    val columnFamilyDescriptors = (columnFamilies.map(_.getBytes) :+ RocksDB.DEFAULT_COLUMN_FAMILY).map { columnFamily =>
-      new ColumnFamilyDescriptor(columnFamily, columnOptions)
-    }
-    val columnFamilyHandles = new util.ArrayList[ColumnFamilyHandle]
-    var options = new DBOptions()
-    var cfListRef: mutable.Buffer[ColumnFamilyDescriptor] = mutable.Buffer()
-    optionsFilePathOpt.map { optionsFilePath =>
+    val options = new DBOptions()
+    val cfListRef: mutable.Buffer[ColumnFamilyDescriptor] = mutable.Buffer()
+    optionsFilePathOpt.foreach { optionsFilePath =>
       try {
         org.rocksdb.OptionsUtil.loadOptionsFromFile(optionsFilePath, Env.getDefault, options, cfListRef.asJava)
         logger.info("successfully loaded rocksdb options from " + optionsFilePath)
@@ -41,10 +33,12 @@ class RocksDBManager(dataDir: Path, columnFamilies: List[String], optionsFilePat
         }
       }
     }
-    options = options
-      .setCreateIfMissing(true)
-      .setCreateMissingColumnFamilies(true)
+    options.setCreateIfMissing(true).setCreateMissingColumnFamilies(true)
+    val defaultColumnFamilyOptions = cfListRef.find(_.getName sameElements RocksDB.DEFAULT_COLUMN_FAMILY).map(_.getOptions).getOrElse(new ColumnFamilyOptions())
+    val newColumnFamilyDescriptors = (columnFamilies.map(_.getBytes) :+ RocksDB.DEFAULT_COLUMN_FAMILY).diff(cfListRef.toList.map(_.getName)).map(new ColumnFamilyDescriptor(_, defaultColumnFamilyOptions))
+    val columnFamilyDescriptors = cfListRef.toList ::: newColumnFamilyDescriptors
     logger.info("Opening RocksDB at " + dataDir.toAbsolutePath)
+    val columnFamilyHandles = new util.ArrayList[ColumnFamilyHandle]
     val db = RocksDB.open(
       options,
       dataDir.toAbsolutePath.toString,
@@ -61,7 +55,7 @@ class RocksDBManager(dataDir: Path, columnFamilies: List[String], optionsFilePat
     if (!Files.exists(backupDir) || !Files.isDirectory(backupDir))
       Files.createDirectories(backupDir)
 
-    RocksDB.loadLibrary
+    RocksDB.loadLibrary()
     val backupEngine = BackupEngine.open(Env.getDefault, new BackupableDBOptions(backupDir.toString))
     backupEngine.createNewBackup(db)
     backupEngine.purgeOldBackups(1)
@@ -71,12 +65,19 @@ class RocksDBManager(dataDir: Path, columnFamilies: List[String], optionsFilePat
   def restoreFromBackup(backupDir: Path) = {
     logger.info("Restoring from backup. RocksDB temporarily unavailable")
     close()
-    RocksDB.loadLibrary
+    RocksDB.loadLibrary()
     val backupEngine = BackupEngine.open(Env.getDefault, new BackupableDBOptions(backupDir.toString))
     backupEngine.restoreDbFromLatestBackup(dataDir.toString, dataDir.toString, new RestoreOptions(true))
     logger.info("Restoring from backup complete. Reopening RocksDB")
   }
 
+  def compactAllData() = {
+    logger.info("Compacting all data")
+    RocksDB.loadLibrary()
+    db.compactRange()
+    logger.info("All data has been compacted to last level containing data")
+  }
+
   def close(): Future[Unit] = {
     logger.info("Closing RocksDB handle")
     Future.successful(db.close())
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ class RocksDBIterator(it: RocksIterator, prefix: Option[String]) extends Iterato
   override def hasNext: Boolean = it.isValid && prefix.forall(it.key().startsWith(_))
 
   override def next: KeyValuePair[Array[Byte]] = {
-    val value = KeyValuePair(new String(it.key().map(_.toChar)) , it.value())
+    val value = KeyValuePair(new String(it.key().map(_.toChar)), it.value())
     it.next()
     value
   }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/scalableminds/fossildb/db/StoreManager.scala b/src/main/scala/com/scalableminds/fossildb/db/StoreManager.scala
index 3e08c08..b09987e 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/scalableminds/fossildb/db/StoreManager.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/scalableminds/fossildb/db/StoreManager.scala
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ class StoreManager(dataDir: Path, backupDir: Path, columnFamilies: List[String],
     }
   }
 
+  def compactAllData = {
+    failDuringBackup
+    failDuringRestore
+    try {
+      rocksDBManager.get.compactAllData()
+    }
+  }
+
   def close = {
     rocksDBManager.map(_.close)
   }