Yes, you can either set the default tablespace to the desired drive or create a tablespace on the E: drive and specify the db objects to use it. Best to look at: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/manage-ag-tablespaces.html
Best Regards, Tim On Mon, Oct 13, 2025 at 3:19 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 lost all kinds of information including PostgreSQL > (postgres > (PostgreSQL) 18.0), its databases, tables, data, etc., what a nightmare! > 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? > > > > > > >
