ogjunk-pgjedan@xxxxxxxxx writes: > I normally dump with these options: > -d MyDB --clean --inserts --column-inserts --format=P > But the last time I tried that, the restore took foreeeeeeeeeeeeeever. --inserts is pretty expensive. > So I'm looking for the fastest way to import data from the old DB to the new one. Judging from pg_dump man page the following should be the fastest dump & restore: > -d MyDB --format=c --ignore-version Don't use --ignore-version; it's a good way to shoot yourself in the foot. pg_dump's default behavior is about as good as you can get; there are no optional switches that will make it faster. What you *can* do is make sure that the receiving system is properly configured before you start the restore --- increase maintenance_work_mem and checkpoint_segments in particular. See this page, especially the last section: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/static/populate.html regards, tom lane
