"Ben Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Is the "index bloat" prevented/reduced in newer versions of Postgres?
Depends on what's causing it. Have you been inventing alphabetically greater group names and getting rid of smaller names over time? If so, this is a known problem that should be fixed in 7.4. The 7.4 release notes say: In previous releases, B-tree index pages that were left empty because of deleted rows could only be reused by rows with index values similar to the rows originally indexed on that page. In 7.4, VACUUM records empty index pages and allows them to be reused for any future index rows. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq