Hi Matt, > On 09. Nov, 2020, at 18:00, Matt Zagrabelny <mzagrabe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello, > > I see the --data-checksums option for initdb. Is it possible to use --data-checksums after the cluster has been initialized? I'm guessing "not", but thought I'd ask. > > I'm running v12 on Debian. > > Thanks for any help! indeed, it is. Have a look at: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/app-pgchecksums.html Make sure the database is cleanly shut down before doing it. Cheers, Paul