DROP TABLESPACE(7) PostgreSQL 18.6 Documentation DROP TABLESPACE(7) NAME DROP_TABLESPACE - remove a tablespace 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 table- space 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 table- space even if no objects in the current database are using the tablespace. Also, if the tablespace is listed in the temp_tablespaces setting of any active session, the DROP might fail due to temporary files residing in the tablespace. PARAMETERS IF EXISTS Do not throw an error if the tablespace does not exist. A notice is is- sued in this case. name The name of a tablespace. NOTES DROP TABLESPACE cannot be executed inside a transaction block. EXAMPLES To remove tablespace mystuff from the system: DROP TABLESPACE mystuff; COMPATIBILITY DROP TABLESPACE is a PostgreSQL extension. SEE ALSO CREATE TABLESPACE (CREATE_TABLESPACE(7)), ALTER TABLESPACE (ALTER_TABLE- SPACE(7)) PostgreSQL 18.6 2026 DROP TABLESPACE(7)
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