I have a database with blobs, I dump it with the following command: pg_dump\ --host=$SENSAGE_DB_HOST\ --port=$SENSAGE_DB_PORT\ -U $SENSAGE_DB_ROOT_USER\ --blobs\ --create\ --format=t\ --file="$upgrade_dump"\ $SENSAGE_DB_NAME I then move the data directory to the side, install the new version in place, start it up, let it initialize it's new data storare, then I try restoring my database with this command: pg_restore\ --host=$SENSAGE_DB_HOST\ --port=$SENSAGE_DB_PORT\ -U $SENSAGE_DB_ROOT_USER\ --create\ --format=t\ "$upgrade_dump" Seems to work fine, except I get: pg_restore: [archiver] WARNING: skipping large-object restoration How do I ensure that the blobs get restored? -- cg ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq