VIEW TABLESPACE INFO IN POSTGRES: postgres=# select * from pg_tablespace; (OR) postgres=# \db+ (or) -- For getting size of specific tablespace: postgres=# select pg_size_pretty(pg_tablespace_size('ts_dbaclass')); pg_size_pretty ---------------- 96 bytes (1 row) Pre-configured tablespaces:( these are default tablespaces) Pg_global - > PGDATA/global - > used for cluster wide table and system catalog Pg_default - > PGDATA/base directory - > it stores databases and relations