Re: Large files in main/base - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Large files in main/base
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Msg-id 19574.1278863460@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Large files in main/base  ("Neuber, Dirk" <dirk.neuber@barco.com>)
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"Neuber, Dirk" <dirk.neuber@barco.com> writes:
> One last question. After using vacuumlo the file size of 16385/2613 is
> still the same as before.
> It seems the content has been removed but the file itself hasn't been
> compacted.
> Is there an option or tool which can do this as well ?

Yeah, you still need to apply VACUUM FULL to bring the physical file
size down.  (Ordinary VACUUM mostly just recycles space within the
file --- it can truncate the file if the end pages are empty, but
it won't move data around to make that possible.)

            regards, tom lane

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