Re: PostgreSQL Database Transfer between machines

ericksbr(at)infocon-inc(dot)com ("Brian J. Erickson") writes:
> Problem:
> PostgreSQL "Service" is not runing on a Linux Box,
> but I have a database on the Linux Box, that I want
> to relocate to another machine, Windows or Linux.
>
> Question:
> What files do I need to transfer to get this to work?

The raw database files cannot be expected to be interoperable between
operating systems.

You'll need to dump the database (say, using pg_dump) and load that
into a database on the other machine.
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