Jim Nasby <jnasby@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > If you're using multiple timelines with PITR, do you have to re-copy > all the data files into the cluster every time you start a new > timeline? Or can you copy the data files out of the backup once, and > then perform multiple recoveries, each to different timelines? The only way to "roll time backwards" is to replace the data directory with a backup, so if I understand your question correctly, the answer is no. regards, tom lane