Re: PostgreSQL file system based restore from Linux to Windows

Thanks a lot for the information Tom.

Thanks
Girish

On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> girish R G peetle <giri(dot)anamika0(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> > PostgreSQL file system based restore, ( copy database files from linux to
> > windows) from Linux to Windows is supported ?
> > I couldn't find any reference to this information in PostgreSQL
> > documentation.
>
> No. The general project policy is that data files are only compatible
> across one platform, ie, one OS and machine architecture. (I'm pretty
> sure this is stated somewhere in the docs, but am too tired to go
> looking for chapter and verse.)
>
> It might happen to work, if you're talking the same Intel-ish CPU type
> on both ends ... but if it fails, don't call us.
>
> regards, tom lane
>