Re: Restoring Database from Data directory backup. - Mailing list pgsql-general

From J Ottery
Subject Re: Restoring Database from Data directory backup.
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Msg-id 990fc230-8d88-4b57-9479-b7fd32201f6c@2g2000hsn.googlegroups.com
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In response to Restoring Database from Data directory backup.  (J Ottery <jottery@becsystems.com.au>)
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On Jul 14, 12:57 pm, J Ottery <jott...@becsystems.com.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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