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Drop a collection

 use myproject
 db.players.drop()

Mongo not starting

 sudo rm /var/lib/mongodb/mongod.lock
 sudo mongod -f /etc/mongodb.conf  --fork --logpath /var/log/mongodb.log

Background start on mac

1. Create a mongod.conf config file and enter:

    systemLog:
      destination: file
      path: /Users/someuser/logs/mongo.log
      logAppend: true
    storage:
      dbPath: /data/db
    net:
      bindIp: 127.0.0.1
   

2. Start mongod in the background:

    mongod --config /Users/thierryl/tools/mongodb/mongod.conf --fork