# DROP_TABLESPACE - remove a tablespace - man(7) - [phpMan]

_DROP_ [_TABLESPACE_(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/TABLESPACE/7/markdown)                 PostgreSQL 16.14 Documentation                 _DROP_ [_TABLESPACE_(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/TABLESPACE/7/markdown)

## 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 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 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 issued 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)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/CREATETABLESPACE/7/markdown)), ALTER TABLESPACE ([**ALTER_TABLESPACE**(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ALTERTABLESPACE/7/markdown))

PostgreSQL 16.14                                2026                              _DROP_ [_TABLESPACE_(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/TABLESPACE/7/markdown)