Ameet Kini <akini@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I have a question on postgres's performance tuning, in particular, the > vacuum and reindex commands. Currently I do a vacuum (without full) on all > of my tables. However, its noted in the docs (e.g. > http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/routine-reindex.html) > and on the lists here that indexes may still bloat after a while and hence > reindex is necessary. How often do people reindex their tables out > there? Never, unless you have actual evidence that your indexes are bloating. It's only very specific use-patterns that have problems. regards, tom lane
