Re: BUG #18946: Installation Setup File

From: Sandeep Thakkar <sandeep(dot)thakkar(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
To: parniankhaleghi94(at)gmail(dot)com, pgsql-bugs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Cc: Manika Singhal <manika(dot)singhal(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Subject: Re: BUG #18946: Installation Setup File
Date: 2025-06-03 13:30:02
Message-ID: CANFyU95EGQJpksuiKUwan8TG1DhLegwK7sffKQANstLB2_U8sg@mail.gmail.com
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Hi,

We can take a look. We need to know:
1. Was the chosen installation directory indeed present and empty?
2. Was this chosen installation directory a subdirectory of %ProgramFiles%?

On Tue, Jun 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM PG Bug reporting form <noreply(at)postgresql(dot)org>
wrote:

> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
> Bug reference: 18946
> Logged by: parnian khaleghi
> Email address: parniankhaleghi94(at)gmail(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 17.5
> Operating system: Windows 11
> Description:
>
> The installation setup file opens the directory selection window to ask
> where to install PostgreSQL, and when I make a new folder to select as the
> installation directory, it gives me this error message "the chosen
> installation directory exists and is non-empty. please choose a different
> directory.". The only way this issue was resolved was by closing the
> installer "postgresql-17.5-1-windows-x64.exe" and reopening it, then
> choosing the same folder I just made and then it worked.
> Thanks for your time and efforts,
> Parnian Khaleghi
>
>

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Sandeep Thakkar

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