Re: PostgreSQL database size is not reasonable

From: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Mariel Cherkassky <mariel(dot)cherkassky(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL mailing lists <pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL database size is not reasonable
Date: 2017-12-12 15:21:14
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On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 8:15 AM, Mariel Cherkassky <
mariel(dot)cherkassky(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> ​A​
> nd the bigger question, Where are the missing 180G ?
>
> ​In the toaster probably...

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/storage-toast.html

Basically large data values are store in another table different than both
the main table and indexes.

David J.

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