Well the rest should be easy. psql -U ... -h ... -p ... -d ... -f sql_file.sql http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/app-psql.html option "f" From: pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Melvin Davidson Sent: Sonntag, 30. August 2015 16:27 To: Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Scott Marlowe <scott.marlowe@xxxxxxxxx>; muralihw03@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Need Database Backup Adrian >From Murali N Rao 5:43 AM (4 hours ago) >now i have installed new os and installed PGSQL again it working now but no data On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 10:21 AM, Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: On 08/30/2015 07:13 AM, Melvin Davidson wrote: You need to recreate the database to reload the data into so from the windows command line: C:\PostgresDB\bin\createdb.exe -U postgres <your db name>; That assumes Postgres is running, which at this point seems not to be the case or at least is unproven. Then to restore the data from the sql backup C:\PostgresDB\bin\pg_restore.exe -U postgres <the sql backup file> This will not work if the *.sql is a plain text file. -- Adrian Klaver adrian.klaver@xxxxxxxxxxx -- Melvin Davidson I reserve the right to fantasize. Whether or not you wish to share my fantasy is entirely up to you. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general