SHARMILA JOTHIRAJAH wrote: > Hi, > How much space does a pg_dump usually take? > One of my databases is 600GB.... How much space do I need to dump this? That will depend on how many indexes etc. make up that 600GB. Also how compressible your data is if you are using -Fc. Certainly less than a "live" database, but by how much it's difficult to say. -- Richard Huxton Archonet Ltd -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general