DROP TABLESPACE

DROP TABLESPACE

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SQL - Language Statements

DROP TABLESPACE

remove a tablespace

DROP TABLESPACE \[ IF EXISTS \]

name

Description
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`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 the
[???](#guc-temp-tablespaces) setting of any active session, the `DROP`
might fail due to temporary files residing in the tablespace.

Parameters
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`IF EXISTS`

:   Do not throw an error if the tablespace does not exist. A notice is
    issued in this case.

name

:   The name of a tablespace.

Notes
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`DROP TABLESPACE` cannot be executed inside a transaction block.

Examples
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To remove tablespace `mystuff` from the system:

    DROP TABLESPACE mystuff;

Compatibility
=============

`DROP TABLESPACE` is a PostgreSQL extension.

See Also
========
