Re: COPY ... FROM and index usage

On 11/4/07, Reg Me Please <regmeplease@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I'd like to know whether the indexes on a table are updated or not during
> a "COPY ... FROM" request.
>
> That is, should I drop all indexes during a "COPY ... FROM" in order to gain
> the maximum speed to load data?
>
> Thanks.

Although questions of "which is faster" often depend very heavily on
the data involved, the database schema, the hardware, etc., typically
people find it best to drop all indexes during a large import and
recreate them afterward.

- Josh/eggyknap