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-----Original Message----- From: Raymond O'Donnell [mailto:r...@iol.ie] Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 1:33 PM To: Rob Richardson; pgadmin-support@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [pgadmin-support] Why do backups take so long? On 06/03/2015 18:26, Rob Richardson wrote: > I have PostgreSQL 9.3 and the associated version of PGAdmin loaded on > my Windows 7 Pro box. I am trying to take a backup of a tiny database > on my local machine. When I request the backup, PGAdmin flashes for > three minutes before finally deciding to make the backup. Why does it > do that, and is there an update for PGAdmin available that doesn't do that? pgAdmin just uses pg_dump [1] to do the actual backup, so it would be interesting to run pg_dump directly at the command line to see if the same behaviour manifests itself. Ray. [1] http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/app-pgdump.html -- Raymond O'Donnell :: Galway :: Ireland r...@iol.ie -- Sent via pgadmin-support mailing list (pgadmin-support@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgadmin-support