>> I don't understand this argument --- the newer system has actually
>> less memory than the old one; how could it fit there and not on the
>> old one? Plus, how could dropping-recreating the database on the same
>> machine change the fact that the entire dataset entirely fit or not in
>> memory??
>
> Because on the older server it is bloated, while on the new one it is
> fresh thus no dead tuples.
Wait a second --- am I correct in understanding then that the bloating
you guys are referring to occurs *in memory*??
My mind has been operating under the assumption that bloating only
occurs on disk, and never in memory --- is there where my logic is
mistaken?
>> I wonder if I should then periodically run a vacuum full --- say, once
>> a week? Once a month?
>
> Never. What you need to do is make sure your FSM settings
> (fsm_max_pages in particular) are high enough, and that you VACUUM (not
> full) frequently enough.
Noted.
Thanks!
Carlos
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