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Postgres: count(*) vs count(id)

I saw in the documentation the difference between count(*) and count(pk). I had been using count(pk) (where pk is a SERIAL PRIMARY KEY) not knowing about the existence of count(*). My question is ...
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Count() versus keeping a column with a total count [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Storing vs calculating aggregate values Say I have a table full of photos that each have an albumId that is a foreign key to an album table. To get the amount of photos ...