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To delete records where only a field is duplicated, we can use a similar technique to the general duplicate removal technique: CREATE TABLE temp AS SELECT DISTINCT ON (email) * FROM table_to_deduplicate; DROP TABLE table_to_deduplicate; ALTER TABLE temp RENAME TO … Continue reading →

To delete dupplicate records in SQL, the following sequence of commands will do the trick: CREATE TABLE temp AS SELECT DISTINCT * FROM table_to_deduplicate; DROP TABLE table_to_deduplicate; ALTER TABLE temp RENAME TO table_to_deduplicate; Be mindful of the fact that this … Continue reading →