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From: "Anibal David Acosta" <aa@devshock.com>
To: <pgsql-admin@postgresql.org>,
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Subject: How to recover a postgres installation from files
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 14:11:22 -0300
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Hello.

I have a not bootable Windows Server with Postgres 8.1, now I am trying to
recover it but as I can't boot the windows, I can't  start the postgres
service and I can't do a "Backup"
So, I only have the postgres directory on my hands. I decide to install the
same database version in another computer and replace DATA directory, but I
notice that 8.1 (windows binary) is not available for download.

So, I don't know how to recover the database from the data directory of a
windows postgres 8.1 installation.

Can you help me?