-----Original Message----- From: pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stéphane Schildknecht Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 10:23 AM To: pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Removal of $PGDATA/base files that existed before streaming replication (v9.2.4) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Le 28/08/2013 15:50, Dana Rea a écrit : > Dear pgsql-admin, > > I set up streaming replication using the rsync base backup described > in the wiki: > http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Binary_Replication_Tutorial > > However, before starting replication I had previously loaded some > databases on the "Secondary" server for testing. Folders for those > db's are still in base/ and are consuming a lot of disk space. du > reports that the base on my Secondary is twice as large as on the Primary. > > Do I have safe options for removing this unused data, beyond clearing > the Secondary's $PGDATA folder and re-doing the synchronization? > > Cheers, > Hi, You should try "rsync" with --delete option. Therefore you'll be able to not synchronize what's already on slave, and delete what's not on the master anymore. Regards, - -- Stéphane Schildknecht http://www.Loxodata.com Contact régional PostgreSQL http://bistri.me/sas -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJSHgepAAoJECIy/X6KSrGwOgQIAJLjYTOY1p4M8BfAsM5bgIoA jmzk8D/XfgMhoeXSGH7T4RFWM8g96DnImoustX6+TiqwnzVcQq7YYkGG0jP1D+wF xInVRSs9Ppi9zpygCVGEd4bAi2i/4B6omCqRxAq98kAU53FU296mRhfJqXsZRJGM 3W8iDtphXfWiWcofU1rvnjhnL5SqKXlGqB3237t/PUzefGikanXjJ8s7vZJuozUk 4WxaEtWVLUQ/cwOtFR4nsmLMMvRjG1ZAhnccNfdChk4RVGD00WzFy4dcmzmwEMvi 0KqpAx1bNqQflsdC+3w/hD8VJVToBu6eN+io33nzF5WTh6H7+iC/NQ3sPUdOohU= =zxXY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin