Re: When does VACUUM FULL not clean out all deleted data? - Mailing list pgsql-admin

Joshua D. Drake wrote:
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> On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:53:11 -0500
> Geoffrey <lists@serioustechnology.com> wrote:
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>> So, I'm wondering if anyone can point me to more specific information
>> as to when, if ever, you should 'vacuum full?'
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> 1. If you over run your fsm pages
>   * Except that vacuum full won't reclaim the index usage so use
> CLUSTER instead.
> 2. If you are only repairing bloat on a smaller table.
>   * It may be faster to backup and restore the table. Since vacuum full
> is an exclusive lock anyway it doesn't matter.

Thank you Joshua.

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