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Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder

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Subject	Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder
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DFS <nospam@dfs.com> writes:
> Windows
> Postgres 9.6.2
>
> On install I set the /data directory to a data drive (D:\)
>
> How much trouble will it cause if I:
>
> 1) backup that entire /data directory by copying it to a backup place
> 2) reinstall Postgres (and set the /data directory to the same
>    location as before)
> 3) copy over the new /data directory with my backup?
>
> No pgdump - just copy and replace files.

Is there a reason why you want to follow such a cumbersome and fragile
procedure?

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Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2017-04-15 23:17 -0400
  Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder Terry Shanks <deep@shallow.house> - 2017-04-19 20:11 +0100
    Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2017-04-28 00:45 -0400
      Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder Terry Shanks <deep@shallow.house> - 2017-05-02 00:07 +0100
        Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2017-05-02 11:48 -0400
          Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri.fontaine@schibsted.com> - 2017-05-03 09:16 +0200
            Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2017-05-03 16:07 -0400
            Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2017-05-20 20:01 -0400
              Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri.fontaine@schibsted.com> - 2017-05-21 13:46 +0200
                Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2017-05-21 08:48 -0400
                Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2017-05-31 07:29 -0400
                Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri.fontaine@schibsted.com> - 2017-05-31 14:26 +0200
                Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2017-05-31 09:52 -0400
                Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri.fontaine@schibsted.com> - 2017-05-31 16:27 +0200
          Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder Terry Shanks <deep@shallow.house> - 2017-05-03 13:57 +0100
            Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2017-05-11 11:11 -0400
              Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2017-05-11 23:08 +0200
    Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder Gordon Gekko <greed@is.good.invalid> - 2017-05-08 02:39 +0000
  Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@talktalk.net> - 2017-04-23 22:15 +0100
    Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2017-04-28 00:42 -0400
      Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@talktalk.net> - 2017-04-28 12:39 +0100
        Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2017-04-28 11:16 -0400
          Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@talktalk.net> - 2017-04-28 16:42 +0100
            Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@talktalk.net> - 2017-04-28 16:48 +0100
              Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder Terry Shanks <deep@shallow.house> - 2017-05-02 00:00 +0100
              Re: Issues with backing up Postgres by copying folder Mladen Gogala <gogala.mladen@gmail.com> - 2017-05-08 02:41 +0000

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