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1. BUG #18946: Installation Setup File

   PG Bug reporting form <noreply@postgresql.org> — 2025-06-03T09:23:42Z

   The following bug has been logged on the website:
   
   Bug reference:      18946
   Logged by:          parnian khaleghi
   Email address:      parniankhaleghi94@gmail.com
   PostgreSQL version: 17.5
   Operating system:   Windows 11
   Description:        
   
   The installation setup file opens the directory selection window to ask
   where to install PostgreSQL, and when I make a new folder to select as the
   installation directory, it gives me this error message "the chosen
   installation directory exists and is non-empty. please choose a different
   directory.". The only way this issue was resolved was by closing the
   installer "postgresql-17.5-1-windows-x64.exe" and reopening it, then
   choosing the same folder I just made and then it worked.
   Thanks for your time and efforts,
   Parnian Khaleghi
   
   

2. Re: BUG #18946: Installation Setup File

   Sandeep Thakkar <sandeep.thakkar@enterprisedb.com> — 2025-06-03T13:30:02Z

   Hi,
   
   We can take a look. We need to know:
   1. Was the chosen installation directory indeed present and empty?
   2. Was this chosen installation directory a subdirectory of %ProgramFiles%?
   
   
   On Tue, Jun 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM PG Bug reporting form <noreply@postgresql.org>
   wrote:
   
   > The following bug has been logged on the website:
   >
   > Bug reference:      18946
   > Logged by:          parnian khaleghi
   > Email address:      parniankhaleghi94@gmail.com
   > PostgreSQL version: 17.5
   > Operating system:   Windows 11
   > Description:
   >
   > The installation setup file opens the directory selection window to ask
   > where to install PostgreSQL, and when I make a new folder to select as the
   > installation directory, it gives me this error message "the chosen
   > installation directory exists and is non-empty. please choose a different
   > directory.". The only way this issue was resolved was by closing the
   > installer "postgresql-17.5-1-windows-x64.exe" and reopening it, then
   > choosing the same folder I just made and then it worked.
   > Thanks for your time and efforts,
   > Parnian Khaleghi
   >
   >
   
   -- 
   Sandeep Thakkar