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Tracking Unused Indexes in PostgreSQL

Semab Tariq wants to see which indexes are in use:

Indexes exist to speed up data access. They allow PostgreSQL to avoid full table scans, significantly reducing query execution time for read-heavy workloads.

From real production experience, we have observed that well-designed, targeted indexes can improve query performance by 5× or more, especially on large transactional tables.

However, indexes are not free.

The reasons for why are very similar to what we have in SQL Server. The way to track utilization is a bit different, however.

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