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From: Anthony DeBarros <anthonymdebarros@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:45:11 -0500
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 Hello,

On Jun 14, 2026 at 6:12:52=E2=80=AFAM, Jan Karremans <karremans.ja@gmail.co=
m> wrote:

> I would simply recommend not to run Postgres on Windows. You are mixing
> two distinctly different approaches to IT-systems. In that sense Linux is
> so much more akin to the world Postgres lives in.
>
> Cheers,
> Jan
>
>
>
Absolutely true. However, it=E2=80=99s good that EDB has provided a Windows
installer for PostgreSQL because nearly 2/3 of personal computer users run
Windows, and many, many people who are setting out to learn database
programming run on it.

That said, I have two observations, both related to experiences as author
of a book about learning SQL:


   1. I have installed and uninstalled PostgreSQL and pgAdmin on Windows
   dozens of times and had no issues at all as long as I used the official
   installer/uninstaller. However, the uninstaller does not completely remo=
ve
   all traces of the application, so for a fully clean uninstall you must
   remove registry entries, delete left-behind application directories, etc=
.

   2. Using PostgreSQL under Windows is far more complicated than running
   it on macOS, where you can install PostgresApp and get up and running in
   just minutes with very little to fiddle with. And that app is getting
   better all the time with support for Postgres extensions. I steer everyo=
ne
   towards Macs these days.


Cheers,

Anthony DeBarros

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    Hello,</div>
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    <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Jun 14, 2026 at 6:12:52=E2=80=
=AFAM, Jan Karremans &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:karremans.ja@gmail.com">karreman=
s.ja@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div>
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    I would simply recommend not to run Postgres on Windows. You are mixing=
 two distinctly different approaches to IT-systems. In that sense Linux is =
so much more akin to the world Postgres lives in.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Jan<br>=
<br><br>
</div>
</div>
    </blockquote><br>
</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote" dir=3D"ltr">Absolutely true. However, it=
=E2=80=99s good that EDB has provided a Windows installer for PostgreSQL be=
cause nearly 2/3 of personal computer users run Windows, and many, many peo=
ple who are setting out to learn database programming run on it.=C2=A0</div=
><div class=3D"gmail_quote" dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote=
" dir=3D"ltr">That said, I have two observations, both related to experienc=
es as author of a book about learning SQL:</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote" =
dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote" dir=3D"ltr"><ol start=3D"1=
" style=3D"margin:0px" dir=3D"ltr"><li>I have installed and uninstalled Pos=
tgreSQL and pgAdmin on Windows dozens of times and had no issues at all as =
long as I used the official installer/uninstaller. However, the uninstaller=
 does not completely remove all traces of the application, so for a fully c=
lean uninstall you must remove registry entries, delete left-behind applica=
tion directories, etc.<br><br></li><li>Using PostgreSQL under Windows is fa=
r more complicated than running it on macOS, where you can install Postgres=
App and get up and running in just minutes with very little to fiddle with.=
 And that app is getting better all the time with support for Postgres exte=
nsions. I steer everyone towards Macs these days.</li></ol><div><br></div><=
div dir=3D"ltr">Cheers,</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">An=
thony DeBarros</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote" dir=3D"ltr"><br></div>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote" dir=3D"ltr"><br></div></body></html>

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