The "database size" is going to be your data directory, MINUS your pg_wal
directory, MINUS unlogged/temp relations, and MINUS things that are not
needed for recovery (i.e. all the small pg_ directories such as
pg_subtrans). The "database backup size" is how much of that 3GB is part of
*this* backup
On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 3:27 AM KK CHN wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am having confusion trying to understand the database size, backupsize
> and repo backup size..
>
> In my DB server I have du output as follows.
>
> /data/edb/as16
> [root@db1 as16]# du -h -d 1
> 5.3G./data
> 25G ./tablespace
> 30G
Hi,
I am having confusion trying to understand the database size, backupsize
and repo backup size..
In my DB server I have du output as follows.
/data/edb/as16
[root@db1 as16]# du -h -d 1
5.3G./data
25G ./tablespace
30G .
[root@db1 as16]#
On my Repo Server pgbackest info says
