Re: pOSTGRESSQL dATABASE FILE SIZES

Richard Sydney-Smith writes:

> However I have just checked the datafile sizes in my postgresql data directory and found it is 990mb. The original
databaseconcerned (Sybase SQL Anywhere 8) is 100mb in size. 
>
> In PGAdminII I have been clicking on the "Vacume/Analyse" button so why would the postgresql database be SO large? Is
thedata storage really that inefficient? 

Maybe you are vacuuming the wrong database, or PgAdmin is not executing
the full vacuum, just the lazy one.  Read the documentation on the topic.

> Thanks very much for a lovely product. But I will have to wait before promoting this package to clients. Its other
problemis it does not re-start seemlessly if the user "crashes" the machine. Many users do not have very much experise
atall when it comes to their machines. 

What do you mean by "seamlessly"?

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Peter Eisentraut   peter_e@gmx.net