Re: storing postgres data on dropbox

I think I get it. 'base' is not the data directory but a child of var-9.5, which (with its entire path) is the "data directory". I honestly don't recall how I installed Posgres, but I'm pretty sure that I picked the default method from the Postgres.

Many thanks for your help, which is exceptionally clear and detailed.

MM

On 6/18/17, 3:03 PM, "Adrian Klaver" <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com> wrote:

>On 06/18/2017 01:00 PM, Martin Mueller wrote:
>> Did you mean that "/users/martin/Library ApplicationSupport/Postgres/var9.5/base/" is above or below the data directory? As I understand it Postgres is the highest Postgres specific directory. It contains just one child directory, var-9.5, which has a lot of subdirectories, including 'base'. So I assume that "base" is the "entire Postgres directory". Is that correct
>
>Pretty sure the answer is no. I am going to say the Postgres data
>directory is /users/martin/Library ApplicationSupport/Postgres/var9.5/.
>
>Take a look at this link:
>
>https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.postgresql.org_docs_9.6_static_storage-2Dfile-2Dlayout.html&d=DwICaQ&c=yHlS04HhBraes5BQ9ueu5zKhE7rtNXt_d012z2PA6ws&r=rG8zxOdssqSzDRz4x1GLlmLOW60xyVXydxwnJZpkxbk&m=EE03EBpU01pYlVG72ZO4h4D-1JJd--vXBmEvErByUOo&s=ekr93dxabdAgdsxrrTh5gg3pQOUFrX9muS6YFV9SIwM&e=
>
>and see if what is under:
>
>/users/martin/Library ApplicationSupport/Postgres/var9.5/
>
>looks similar.
>
>*** It would also help to know how you installed Postgres? ***
>
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>>>
>>> 3) You will need to make sure you are copying/syncing the entire
>>> Postgres data directory:
>>>
>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.postgresql.org_docs_9.6_static_storage-2Dfile-2Dlayout.html&d=DwICaQ&c=yHlS04HhBraes5BQ9ueu5zKhE7rtNXt_d012z2PA6ws&r=rG8zxOdssqSzDRz4x1GLlmLOW60xyVXydxwnJZpkxbk&m=lQpZV77iEes6tm1L3zsHQm9eceGhQh8UV4IOgzDvapg&s=MpRqOYUdfX_Z4OK9-AFg2b7glEe4lY2aYupB6508ZjQ&e=
>>>
>>> From you original post the directory you mentioned:
>>>
>>> /users/martin/Library ApplicationSupport/Postgres/var9.5/base/
>>>
>>> looks to be below the top level data directory.
>>>
>>> While I remember, how are you installing/updating Postgres on your machines?
>>>
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>
>--
>Adrian Klaver
>adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com