Hi, We noticed a slowdown on our application while traffic was kinda heavy. The logics after reading the docs commanded us to trim the enlarged tables, run VACUUM ANALYZE and then expect fast performance again; but it wasn't the case[1]. Out of the blue, we dumped the database, removed it, recreated from the restore, and now the performance is lightning fast again. Does it look familiar to anyone? I thought running VACUUM ANALYZE after a trim should be enough so that pg has assembled the data and has good statistical knowledge of the tables contents.. Thanks for any tips. Ref: [1] Processes were always showing one/some postmaster on SELECT, a constant load of 1, and vmstat always showing activity in IO blocks out (application generate all sort of typical statements, some SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT either "directly" or through stored procedures) -- Guillaume Cottenceau Create your personal SMS or WAP Service - visit http://mobilefriends.ch/