Re: Index bloat and the need to REINDEX

Greg Sabino Mullane wrote:

> Is there a better solution to the "index bloat" problem with regards
> to minimizing locking while reducing an ever-growing use of disk
> space? In particular, it would be nice if there was a way to force
> VACUUM [FULL] to do some of the compression that REINDEX now does.
>
> Right now, we have tables that are updated very frequently, and a
> vacuum full just doesn't do much to reduce the disk space, as
> the indexes keep growing until a REINDEX is done. Tried on HEAD
> as well.

Vacuum full doesn't do anything to shrink the indexes -- rather, it's
the other way around, they become more bloated. Your best bet is to
vacuum (not full) very frequently.

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