Hi Holger, No, it's not possible. The files are dependent upon OS. You can do Dump/Restore. Regards, Renato Cramer Analista de Sistemas Depto. de Desenvolvimento Domínio Sistemas Ltda. >-----Mensagem original----- >De: Holger Zwingmann [mailto:holger.zwingmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] >Enviada em: quarta-feira, 26 de abril de 2006 16:34 >Para: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Assunto: [GENERAL] Moving a data base between differnt OS > >Hi, > >I just realized that is is possible to do a (backup) copy of a database >by copying the "root folder" within the same OS. > >Now, I am wondering if there is a way to copy a data base from >one OS to >another in the same way. Would it possible copy a (small) data >base from >Linux to MS Windows by simply copying a folder? > >Regards, >Holger.