Re: Restoring Database from Data directory backup.

From: J Ottery <jottery(at)becsystems(dot)com(dot)au>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Restoring Database from Data directory backup.
Date: 2008-07-14 03:30:40
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On Jul 14, 12:57 pm, J Ottery <jott(dot)(dot)(dot)(at)becsystems(dot)com(dot)au> wrote:
> Using XP Pro and Postgres 8.3
> I made a backup of the "Data" directory of the Postgres Installation
> to another place on the hard disk.
> Now the customer has uninstalled postgres then reinstalled a new one.
> Of course the original tables are all gone.
> Is there a method of retrieving the original tables and data from the
> backedup Data directory.
> I hope so or I am in shit.

AS a follow up. The problem is I can no longer start the Postgres
Server (just says starting).

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