Ow Mun Heng <Ow.Mun.Heng@xxxxxxx> writes: > Can anyone shed some light on this. I just would like to know if queries > for raw data (not aggregregates) is expected to take a long time. > Running times between 30 - 2 hours for large dataset pulls. > Involves lots of joins on very large tables (min 1 millon rows each > table, 300 columns per table) > Joins are done in the form of Left joins (sometimes on the same tables, > due to normalisation) > Is 30min - 2hours too long or is this considered "normal"?? This question is nearly content-free. How many joins is "lots"? How many result rows are you expecting? What PG version are you using? What have you got work_mem set to? What does EXPLAIN say the plan is (EXPLAIN ANALYZE output would be better, but you'll have to wait for the results...)? regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq