"patrick" <patrick(at)11h11(dot)com> writes:
> 1) do backup always... on cd, tape, raid. my hd just burn.
> there is hope for me, in lost+found there is a directory called base with
> multiples sub-direcotry (403274 for example). is this my database,
Only part of it. Can you find the pg_clog and pg_xlog directories?
regards, tom lane