Simon Riggs wrote:
> Have a look at pg_snapclone. It's specifically designed to significantly
> improve dump times for very large objects.
>
> http://pgfoundry.org/projects/snapclone/
>
Also, in case the original poster is not aware, by default pg_dump
allows to backup single tables.
Just add -t <table name>.
Does pg_snapclone works mostly on large rows or will it also be faster
than pg_dump for narrow tables?