David Steele wrote: > pgBackRest will validate all page checksums (including indexes, etc.) in the > cluster during backup. Full backups check everything, incr/differential > backups check only the files that have changed. If a table or index file is of zero length when backed up, as in the described case, nothing will be checked, right? I mean, there is nothing externally indicating that the file ought to be of a different size. Am I wrong? So Edson's situation here would not raise any red flags. -- Álvaro Herrera https://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services