markdown/reference/sql/DROP-FILESPACE.html.md.erb

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title: DROP FILESPACE
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Removes a filespace.

## <a id="topic1__section2"></a>Synopsis

``` pre
DROP FILESPACE [IF EXISTS]  <filespacename>
         
```

## <a id="topic1__section3"></a>Description

`DROP FILESPACE` removes a filespace definition and its system-generated data directories from the system.

A filespace can only be dropped by its owner or a superuser. The filespace must be empty of all tablespace objects before it can be dropped. It is possible that tablespaces in other databases may still be using a filespace even if no tablespaces in the current database are using the filespace.

## <a id="topic1__section4"></a>Parameters

<dt>IF EXISTS  </dt>
<dd>Do not throw an error if the filespace does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.</dd>

<dt>\<filespacename>   </dt>
<dd>The name of the filespace to remove.</dd>

## <a id="topic1__section5"></a>Examples

Remove the tablespace `myfs`:

``` pre
DROP FILESPACE myfs;
```

## <a id="topic1__section6"></a>Compatibility

There is no `DROP FILESPACE` statement in the SQL standard or in PostgreSQL.

## <a id="topic1__section7"></a>See Also

[DROP TABLESPACE](DROP-TABLESPACE.html), [hawq filespace](../cli/admin_utilities/hawqfilespace.html#topic1)