> Coming late into the discussion, there is one more note I'd add to this > - if you're on windows and want to be extra secure, also set > wal_sync_method=fsync_writethrough. This will get it through most (I > would say all if I was sure, but I'm not) IDE disks that lie about write > completion. Magnus, thank you. Is it reasonable to turn IDE write caching OFF for speed if wal_sync_method=fsync_writethrough ? Andrus. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster