Name

Synopsis

DROP TABLESPACE [ IF EXISTS ]name

Description

DROP TABLESPACE removes a tablespace from the system.

A tablespace can only be dropped by its owner or a superuser. The tablespace must be empty of all database objects before it can be dropped. It is possible that objects in other databases might still reside in the tablespace even if no objects in the current database are using the tablespace. Also, if the tablespace is listed in thetemp_tablespaces setting of any active session, theDROP might fail due to temporary files residing in the tablespace.

Parameters

Notes

DROP TABLESPACE cannot be executed inside a transaction block.

Examples

To remove tablespacemystuff from the system:

DROP TABLESPACE mystuff;

Compatibility

DROP TABLESPACE is aPostgreSQL extension.

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