Database size, and table size

From: "Roger Strandberg / Hamsta" <roger(dot)strandberg(at)hamsta(dot)se>
To: <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Database size, and table size
Date: 2005-10-21 22:39:51
Message-ID: 00aa01c5d690$597a5030$03997483@rogercud6b5ksq
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Hi.

I wondering about file size of a table.

The table has 43000 pages and in documentation is say's its around 8kb.
It makes it supose to be around 336Mb on disk.
The table is simple just:
org_no varchar (12)
Name varachar(225)

But when i create a tablespace on a mfs disk and just loads the data on to the new table (with no index)
The file on the disk increase to more the 500MB and a few seconds later the machine crach.
If i input only 1Milion it's okay but 4 milion is not okay.

What does i not understand about tablespaces and the space a 8.0.4 postgresql takes on a frebsd5.4 ?????

/Roger

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