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To: fida aljounaidi <fida.aljounaidi@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Postgresql 8.4.2] problem restoring data 
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fida aljounaidi <fida.aljounaidi@gmail.com> writes:
> I want to restore a large database (5GB) from a backup (dump postgresql)
> When the process arrive to the largest table, it stops with this output

> "pg_restore: [custom archiver] could not uncompress data: too many length or
> distance symbols"

Hm.  Either you have a corrupt dump file, or you've found a bug in zlib.
I'd bet on the former myself.

			regards, tom lane