diff --git a/src/renderer/components/data-settings/data-settings.js b/src/renderer/components/data-settings/data-settings.js
index 07a70744..eb99a75b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/data-settings/data-settings.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/data-settings/data-settings.js
@@ -573,7 +573,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       }
     },
 
-    exportFreeTubeSubscriptions: function () {
+    exportFreeTubeSubscriptions: async function () {
+      await this.compactProfiles()
       const userData = app.getPath('userData')
       const subscriptionsDb = `${userData}/profiles.db`
       const date = new Date()
@@ -949,7 +950,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       })
     },
 
-    exportHistory: function () {
+    exportHistory: async function () {
+      await this.compactHistory()
       const userData = app.getPath('userData')
       const historyDb = `${userData}/history.db`
       const date = new Date()
@@ -1106,8 +1108,10 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     ...mapActions([
       'invidiousAPICall',
       'updateProfile',
+      'compactProfiles',
       'updateShowProgressBar',
       'updateHistory',
+      'compactHistory',
       'showToast',
       'getRandomColor',
       'calculateColorLuminance'
diff --git a/src/renderer/store/modules/history.js b/src/renderer/store/modules/history.js
index 3869c0c5..ca0ca742 100644
--- a/src/renderer/store/modules/history.js
+++ b/src/renderer/store/modules/history.js
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ const actions = {
         dispatch('grabHistory')
       }
     })
+  },
+
+  compactHistory (_) {
+    historyDb.persistence.compactDatafile()
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/store/modules/profile.js b/src/renderer/store/modules/profile.js
index f190673b..141db832 100644
--- a/src/renderer/store/modules/profile.js
+++ b/src/renderer/store/modules/profile.js
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ const actions = {
     })
   },
 
+  compactProfiles (_) {
+    profileDb.persistence.compactDatafile()
+  },
+
   updateActiveProfile ({ commit }, index) {
     commit('setActiveProfile', index)
   }