On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 05:45:19PM +0200, Magnus Hagander wrote: > On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 5:03 PM Nathan Bossart <nathandboss...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> Is there a particular advantage to that approach as opposed to just using >> "directory" mode for everything? I know pg_upgrade uses "custom" mode for >> each of the databases, so a combo approach would be a closer match to the >> existing behavior, but that doesn't strike me as an especially strong >> reason to keep doing it that way. > > A gazillion files to deal with? Much easier to work with individual custom > files if you're moving databases around and things like that. > Much easier to monitor eg sizes/dates if you're using it for backups. > > It's not things that are make-it-or-break-it or anything, but there are > some smaller things that definitely can be useful.
Makes sense, thanks for elaborating. -- nathan
