> On 08/02/2023 22:37 CET Andrus <kobruleht2@xxxxxx> wrote: > > > > How to create backup in format from which tables can selectively > > > restored? > > > > > Dump as custom-format archive (-F custom) and use that with pg_restore > > and options --table or --list/--use-list to select what should be > > restored. > > > How to select tables interactively like pgAdmin allows to select when > directory format is used ? > > Database contains hundreds of schemas. I need to restore public and other > other schema. > > Whole backup file is scanned to restore only two schemas. It takes lot of > time. pg_dump also accepts options --table and --schema to only dump what you need. > Also directory format allows to use all cores with --jobs=32 parameter. > Dump and partial restore using custom format are much slower. Run multiple pg_dump processes in parallel where each processes a subset of tables with the options mentioned above. -- Erik
