[GENERAL] storing postgres data on dropbox

2017-06-17 Thread Martin Mueller
synched before firing up Postgres. In theory it should work but I am fond of saying that the difference between theory and practice is usually greater in practice than in theory. With thanks in advance for any advice Martin Mueller Professor emeritus of English and Classics Northwestern University

Re: [GENERAL] storing postgres data on dropbox

2017-06-18 Thread Martin Mueller
at 05:30:44PM +0000, Martin Mueller wrote: > >> Thank for this very helpful answer, which can be >> implemented for less than $100. For somebody who started >> working a 128k Mac in the eighties, it is mindboggling that >> for that amount you can buy a terabyte of storag

Re: [GENERAL] storing postgres data on dropbox

2017-06-18 Thread Martin Mueller
/17, 11:13 AM, "Adrian Klaver" <adrian.kla...@aklaver.com> wrote: >On 06/18/2017 06:16 AM, Martin Mueller wrote: >> Why not a PostgreSQL-database somewhere in the cloud? Good question, but >> it's a question of money and performance. I used MySQL for many yea

Re: [GENERAL] storing postgres data on dropbox

2017-06-18 Thread Martin Mueller
elp, which is exceptionally clear and detailed. MM On 6/18/17, 3:03 PM, "Adrian Klaver" <adrian.kla...@aklaver.com> wrote: >On 06/18/2017 01:00 PM, Martin Mueller wrote: >> Did you mean that "/users/martin/Library >> ApplicationSupport/Postgres/var9.5/base/&quo

Re: [GENERAL] storing postgres data on dropbox

2017-06-18 Thread Martin Mueller
Did you mean that "/users/martin/Library ApplicationSupport/Postgres/var9.5/base/" is above or below the data directory? As I understand it Postgres is the highest Postgres specific directory. It contains just one child directory, var-9.5, which has a lot of subdirectories, including

Re: [GENERAL] storing postgres data on dropbox

2017-06-18 Thread Martin Mueller
@a-kretschmer.de> wrote: > > >Am 18.06.2017 um 03:03 schrieb Martin Mueller: >> This is a queestion from a Postgresql novice. >> >> I use Postgresql in a single-user environment on a Mac with OS Sierra. >> I use AquaFold DataStudio as a client, which is nice