Re: abnormal data grow

On Tue, Sep 21, 2004 at 09:51:15AM -0500, Reynard Hilman wrote:

> I'm just wondering is there a way to know what that 25677563 file is?
> Why does postgres create a copy of that file with .1, .2, .3, etc.

Those are not copies. Postgres splits each relation (table/index) in 1GB
files. So the relation actually uses 10 GB; you need some cleanup.

> Is that file still in used (because I can't find it in the pg_class
> table)?

Yes. Don't delete it manually.

> Will postgres clean the database up or should I do a manual clean?

You probably need a VACUUM; or, if it's an index, a REINDEX.

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