[ The author's email address is clearly bogus, so I can't privately send him email.] You seems to be trying to get help by supplying the least amount of information possible, and not even fully typing out words. Such approaches usually fail. I suggest we ignore further emails from this person until more complete information is provided, and a valid email address. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > wheel wrote: > > In article <74A84126-07CC-458C-B4FD-ECD2431831D8@xxxxxxxxx>, > > john@xxxxxxxxx says... > > > >> I have copied the folders back to the base dir (like C:\PostgreSQL > > > >> \data > > > >> \base\16404) if that's step one but what after that? > > > > > > > > Just start Postgres. If the data dir is ok, it should run fine. > > > > > > It's unclear from your description whether the raw DB files were > > > moved from another installation - note that the above is only > > > guaranteed to work if architecture/compiler/etc. are all the same. > > > If the files were created by exactly the same PG instance, then you > > > should be okay. > > > > > > - John D. Burger > > > MITRE > > > > > The raw db files are not from this installation, but same ver of windows > > binary pg. Does this mean the db is not going to be useable/recoverable? > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > > TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend > > -- > Bruce Momjian bruce@xxxxxxxxxx > EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com > > + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + -- Bruce Momjian bruce@xxxxxxxxxx EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. +
