Re: Database in another drive

From: John McKown <john(dot)archie(dot)mckown(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Arbol One <arbolone(at)hotmail(dot)ca>
Cc: PostGreSQL MailingList <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Database in another drive
Date: 2025-10-13 20:21:45
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On Mon, Oct 13, 2025, 15:19 Arbol One <arbolone(at)hotmail(dot)ca> wrote:

> Is there a way to either create the database or save the data in another
> drive?
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> I am using Win11, not my choice since 1998, and, not surprisingly, the
> WinOS had a crash; I lost all kinds of information including PostgreSQL (postgres
> (PostgreSQL) 18.0), its databases, tables, data, etc., what a nightmare!
> To not have this happen again, I'd like to create the databases in the E:
> drive or have the tables stored in that drive, please note that I am not
> talking about backing the data in the E: drive, but to actually have the
> databases in the E: drive. Can this be done and is it practical to do this?
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