Re: Database taking up space rapidly - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Database taking up space rapidly
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Msg-id 8143.1072481346@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Database taking up space rapidly  ("Anjan Dave" <adave@vantage.com>)
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"Anjan Dave" <adave@vantage.com> writes:
> Here's where I find the bulk of the large files:
> -rw-------    1 postgres postgres 1073741824 Dec 23 18:57 17610
> -rw-------    1 postgres postgres 1073741824 Dec 23 22:41 17610.1
> [ etc ]

So, which table or index has relfilenode 17610 (look in pg_class)?
What sorts of operations are you doing on it?

> Not sure what's going on here...also vacuum analyzed the db a few
> minutes ago.

The question is more like how often do you run vacuum.  You probably
need more frequent routine vacuumings, larger FSM settings, or a
combination.

            regards, tom lane

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