Thread: pg DATA folder restoration

pg DATA folder restoration

From
Gera Mel Handumon
Date:
Hello,

My pc crash, all i can do is get the DATA folder of postgresql.
What is the proper restoration procedure of DATA folder to newly
installed postgresql server (MSwindows).

TIA

--
Gera Mel E. Handumon
-----------------------------------------------------------------
"Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality" - Dalai Lama

Re: pg DATA folder restoration

From
Scott Marlowe
Date:
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 8:59 PM, Gera Mel Handumon <geramel.h@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> My pc crash, all i can do is get the DATA folder of postgresql.
> What is the proper restoration procedure of DATA folder to newly
> installed postgresql server (MSwindows).

Install pgsql, move data dir out of way, put old one in place, pray,
sacrifice chickens, start pgsql and see what happens.

Note that the praying and chicken sacrifice are optional...

Re: pg DATA folder restoration

From
Scott Marlowe
Date:
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Scott Marlowe <scott.marlowe@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 8:59 PM, Gera Mel Handumon <geramel.h@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> My pc crash, all i can do is get the DATA folder of postgresql.
>> What is the proper restoration procedure of DATA folder to newly
>> installed postgresql server (MSwindows).
>
> Install pgsql, move data dir out of way, put old one in place, pray,
> sacrifice chickens, start pgsql and see what happens.

Oh between install pg and move data dir you need to shut down the
pgsql service if it's up and running already.