Re: When does VACUUM FULL not clean out all deleted data?

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On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:53:11 -0500
Geoffrey <lists(at)serioustechnology(dot)com> wrote:

> So, I'm wondering if anyone can point me to more specific information
> as to when, if ever, you should 'vacuum full?'

1. If you over run your fsm pages
* Except that vacuum full won't reclaim the index usage so use
CLUSTER instead.
2. If you are only repairing bloat on a smaller table.
* It may be faster to backup and restore the table. Since vacuum full
is an exclusive lock anyway it doesn't matter.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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