"Edward J. Sabol" <edwardjsabol@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Jul 12, 2023, at 11:08 PM, Ron <ronljohnsonjr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Will they automagically disappear when you restore the pg_dump? > Yeah, that's what Tom Lane said, but I'm not planning to restore the pg_dump (unless something catastrophic happens). I'm planning to use "pg_upgrade --link". As far as catalog data is concerned, pg_upgrade is the same as pg_dumpall + restore. regards, tom lane