Hello Adrian, > So to be clear, all that remains of the database cluster are the files > you copied out from the data directory, correct? Yes and no. For the purpose of this discussion, it may be better to say "yes" though. > That would imply that the server actually started, is that the case? Yes. The database server's files were not damaged. > What happened if you connected to another database in the cluster? That's irrelevant. That said, some were damaged and some not. Kind regards, Tomas -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general