On 6/12/26 9:59 AM, Nicolai wrote:
Hi
I did not use the edb to remove it, I used the installer file and then select
remove. After that I delete the whole folder under c:/program file. Then a
restart of the pc.
1) Confirm that you actually installed using the EDB installer.
2) Did you actually read the information at the link?
3) I'm going to say "I delete the whole folder under c:/program file."
is not helping.
I have tried repair many times
Hilsen
Nicolai Friis
Den 12. jun. 2026 kl. 16.27 skrev Adrian Klaver <[email protected]>:
On 6/12/26 5:07 AM, Nicolai Madsen wrote:
Hi
I had installed Postgres version 18 earlier on my PC, but I want to start over,
and remove all of the DB's I have made. I couldn't figure out how to do that,
so I googled and was told that I should uninstall postgres, stop the service in
the task manager, and then delete the folder under C:/Program Files. AFter that
I should restart the PC, and everything should be gone, and ready to be
reinstalled. I did that, but each time I am trying to reinstall it, then it
doesn't make any folders under Program Files, so the service can't be started.
It just give me this warning
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If I try to reinstall it again, it tells me that it is already installed, and
asks me if I want to make a change, repair, or uninstallation. I have tried to
choose that it should install the docs also, and then it creates the folder
under program files, but it only contains the docs nothing else.
I have tried to restart the PC, reinstall it and tried google how to solve this
but no solution yet.
I hope you could guide me the right way.
1) Assuming you are using the EDB installer did you follow the instructions
here?:
https://www.enterprisedb.com/docs/supported-open-source/postgresql/uninstalling/
2) Did you try the repair option on the reinstall?
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Hilsen
Nicolai Friis Madsen
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Adrian Klaver
[email protected]
