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Fixes columnar recovery text #1028

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Fixes columnar recovery text #1028

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5 changes: 2 additions & 3 deletions admin_guide/table_management.rst
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Expand Up @@ -255,9 +255,8 @@ Gotchas
so inserting one row per transaction will put single rows into their own
stripes. Compression and performance of single row stripes will be worse than
a row table. Always insert in bulk to a columnar table.
* If you mess up and columnarize a bunch of tiny stripes, there is no way to
repair the table. The only fix is to create a new columnar table and copy
data from the original in one transaction:
* If you mess up and columnarize a bunch of tiny stripes, you can use VACUUM command to be able to
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How about this:

If you mess up and columnarize a bunch of tiny stripes, you can consolidate them
and re-compress by running VACUUM on the table.

reorganize columnar stripes

.. code-block:: postgresql

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