"D Kavan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Even though I run vacuumdb -a -f every night with no exceptions or problems, 
> my database size remains 5.6 GB.  After I do a dump/restore, the new 
> database size is 4.0 GB.  How could that be possible?

The extra 1.6GB probably represents the amount of junk you generate in
one day.  So, forget the -f and instead do plain vacuums on a more
frequent basis.  Make sure your FSM settings are large enough, too.

                        regards, tom lane

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