> Coming late into the discussion, there is one more note I'd add to this
> - if you're on windows and want to be extra secure, also set
> wal_sync_method=fsync_writethrough. This will get it through most (I
> would say all if I was sure, but I'm not) IDE disks that lie about write
> completion.
Magnus,
thank you.
Is it reasonable to turn IDE write caching OFF for speed if
wal_sync_method=fsync_writethrough ?
Andrus.