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From: Laurenz Albe <[email protected]>
To: Cocam' server <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Need help to make space on my database
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 19:34:12 +0200
Message-ID: <[email protected]> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAJyHkohEM4cG==cqWwLYTLzaMV-XWUVF0yb9AYfZSwVu_fO=vg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJyHkohEM4cG==cqWwLYTLzaMV-XWUVF0yb9AYfZSwVu_fO=vg@mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, 2024-04-29 at 15:45 +0200, Cocam' server wrote:
> I need help to make space on my database. I have tables that are several GB in size.
> I used to use the VACUUM FULL VERBOSE command; but now, this command is too greedy in
> free space to be used and I'm looking for a way to make free space (given back to the OS)

If you don't have enough disk space for a VACUUM (FULL), your only option is
pg_dump / DROP DATABASE / CREATE DATABASE / restore.

Yours,
Laurenz Albe






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