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charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Is there a way to either create the database or save the data in another dr= ive? I am using Win11, not my choice since 1998, and, not surprisingly, the WinO= S had a crash; I lost all kinds of information including PostgreSQL (postgr= es (PostgreSQL) 18.0), its databases, tables, data, etc., what a nightmare! To not have this happen again, I'd like to create the databases in the E: d= rive or have the tables stored in that drive, please note that I am not tal= king about backing the data in the E: drive, but to actually have the datab= ases in the E: drive. Can this be done and is it practical to do this? --_000_BYAPR12MB2808D1E14F64E4E1CD45DD19BAEAABYAPR12MB2808namp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Is there a way to either create the database = or save the data in another drive?

I am using Win11, not my choice since 1998, a= nd, not surprisingly, the WinOS had a crash; I lost all kinds of informatio= n including PostgreSQL (postgres (PostgreSQL) 18.0), its databases, tables, data, etc., what a nightmare!
To not have this happen again, I'd like to create the databases in the E: d= rive or have the tables stored in that drive, please note that I am not tal= king about backing the data in the E: drive, but to actually have the datab= ases in the E: drive. Can this be done and is it practical to do this?






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