Re: Database in another drive
John McKown <john.archie.mckown@gmail.com>
From: John McKown <john.archie.mckown@gmail.com>
To: Arbol One <arbolone@hotmail.ca>
Cc: PostGreSQL MailingList <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Date: 2025-10-13T20:21:45Z
Lists: pgsql-general
https://www.google.com/search?q=create+postgres+database+on+e%3A&oq=create+postgres+database+on+e%3A&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCTI5MjI0ajBqN6gCD7ACAQ&client=ms-android-google&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8 On Mon, Oct 13, 2025, 15:19 Arbol One <arbolone@hotmail.ca> 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? > > > > > > >