On Mon, Oct 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM Arbol One <[email protected]> wrote:
> Is there a way to either create the database or save the data in another > drive? > > I am using Win11, not my choice since 1998, and, not surprisingly, the > WinOS had a crash; > I've been using Windows on (local, telecommuting) corporate PCs for 25 years. Never has the hardware crashed or Windows become so corrupted that C: needed to be wiped? > I lost all kinds of information including PostgreSQL (postgres > (PostgreSQL) 18.0), its databases, tables, data, etc., what a nightmare! > Where are your backups? Why don't you have backups? > To not have this happen again, I'd like to create the databases in the E: > drive or have the tables stored in that drive, please note that I am not > talking about backing the data in the E: drive, but to actually have the > databases in the E: drive. Can this be done and is it practical to do this? > Of course. The same way you created them on C:. Either with a GUI or command prompt. mkdir E:\PosgreSQL\data initdb -k -D E:\PosgreSQL\data -- Death to <Redacted>, and butter sauce. Don't boil me, I'm still alive. <Redacted> lobster!
