"Michael Goldner" <MGoldner@agmednet.com> writes: > I've run "VACUUM ANALYZE" on the table after the delete and have the > same behavior. Do I need to run a "VACUUM FULL" to get the space back > after an lo_unlink()? Vacuuming the table isn't gonna help much, because all that reclaims is your table row, not the space occupied by the large object. Large objects live in pg_largeobject, and you need to be vacuuming *that* on a regular basis if you do much deleting or updating of large objects. > Also, is there any way to determine the actual filename that the OID > references? You appear to be seriously confused about how large objects are stored. See http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/largeobjects.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/catalog-pg-largeobject.html regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster