> > However, now I'm left with a pg_xlog directory that is about 7 GB in
> > size. All of the files but the most recent has a corresponding
> > archive_status/$FILE.done file. Will PostgreSQL eventually remove most
> > of these unnecessary files or am I stuck with them?
>
> I'd have thought the next checkpoint would zap 'em.
I waited about an hour before sending this, but I guess a checkpoint
hadn't yet run.
It has been reduced quite a bit since then.
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