Hi, I have a strange problem ... Look at what I have done ... # select count(*) from domains_ranks; count -------- 26927405 (1 row) # DELETE from domains_ranks where date_rank < now() - '3 days'::interval; DELETE 26232918 # select count(*) from domains_ranks; count -------- 694487 (1 row) # VACUUM full verbose analyze domains_ranks; INFO: vacuuming "public.domains_ranks" INFO: "domains_ranks": found 0 removable, 26927405 nonremovable row versions in 185707 pages DETAIL: 26232918 dead row versions cannot be removed yet. Nonremovable row versions range from 52 to 52 bytes long. There were 0 unused item pointers. Total free space (including removable row versions) is 9662924 bytes. 0 pages are or will become empty, including 0 at the end of the table. 185707 pages containing 9662924 free bytes are potential move destinations. CPU 6.31s/95.83u sec elapsed 193.35 sec. INFO: index "domains_ranks_pkey" now contains 26927405 row versions in 80122 pages DETAIL: 0 index pages have been deleted, 0 are currently reusable. CPU 2.34s/0.99u sec elapsed 109.04 sec. INFO: index "ix_domains_ranks_id_site_rank" now contains 26927405 row versions in 122449 pages DETAIL: 0 index pages have been deleted, 0 are currently reusable. CPU 4.87s/1.63u sec elapsed 1207.43 sec. INFO: "domains_ranks": moved 0 row versions, truncated 185707 to 185707 pages DETAIL: CPU 0.00s/0.00u sec elapsed 0.04 sec. INFO: analyzing "public.domains_ranks" INFO: "domains_ranks": scanned 185707 of 185707 pages, containing 694487 live rows and 26232918 dead rows; 300000 rows in sample, 694487 estimated total rows VACUUM Why I get 26927405 nonremovable row versions in 185707 pages ? How to remove them ? I need to free the space quickly ! Thanks for help ... -- Hervé Piedvache NOUVELLE ADRESSE - NEW ADDRESS : Elma Ingénierie Informatique 3 rue d'Uzès F-75002 - Paris - France Pho. 33-144949901 Fax. 33-144882747 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)