Re: Is it possible to recover the schema from the raw files? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Adrian Klaver
Subject Re: Is it possible to recover the schema from the raw files?
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Msg-id 571CEC93.5080309@aklaver.com
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In response to Re: Is it possible to recover the schema from the raw files?  ("Tomas J Stehlik" <tomas@stehlik.co.uk>)
Responses Re: Is it possible to recover the schema from the raw files?
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On 04/24/2016 08:35 AM, Tomas J Stehlik wrote:
> Hello Adrian,
>
> Thank you.
>
>> So did you do a schema only dump or a complete dump?
>
> There is no dump. There are just raw files.

Have you even tried a schema only dump from the original instance?

>
>> Well if the corrupted raw files include the system information
>   > then I think you are out of luck.
>
> Well, this topic is not about "luck".
> The question potentially targets someone who could tell whether something
> like this is possible.

If the information is not there, it is not there. In other words if the
zeroed out blocks you alluded to cover the system information then I am
not sure how it would be possible to recover information from 0?

>
> Kind regards,
>
> Tomas
>
>
>


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