This information I have found in PostgreSQL docs: Table 52-1. Contents of PGDATA PG_VERSION A file containing the major version number of PostgreSQL base Subdirectory containing per-database subdirectories global Subdirectory containing cluster-wide tables, such as pg_database pg_clog Subdirectory containing transaction commit status data pg_multixact Subdirectory containing multitransaction status data (used for shared row locks) pg_subtrans Subdirectory containing subtransaction status data pg_tblspc Subdirectory containing symbolic links to tablespaces pg_twophase Subdirectory containing state files for prepared transactions pg_xlog Subdirectory containing WAL (Write Ahead Log) files postmaster.opts A file recording the command-line options the server was last started with postmaster.pid A lock file recording the current server PID and shared memory segment ID (not present after server shutdown) When I have only folder base or base+global, can I read tables data from databases in such PGDATA via any tools or methods? -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin