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From: Rich Shepard <rshepard@appl-ecosys.com>
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Subject: Re: Upgrading 6 versions between 2 systems
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On Mon, 14 Sep 2026, Ron Johnson wrote:

> Yes.  Note, though, that a single .sql file is the *slow* way to
> export/import a database, especially if it's of any size.

Ron,

As Adrian pointed out size is not an issue. /var/lib/pgsql/12/data holds
432M.

Regards,

Rich