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how_to:database_maintenance [2014/03/31 13:19] – [Steps for backup/restore] paulhow_to:database_maintenance [2018/04/17 15:33] – [Steps for backup/restore] paul
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   * Go to a command prompt in the VPOP3 directory   * Go to a command prompt in the VPOP3 directory
   * Backup the database to a file, eg 'database.dmp', using, eg: **pgsql\bin\pg_dump -p 5433 -v -F c -U postgres -f database.dmp vpop3**   * Backup the database to a file, eg 'database.dmp', using, eg: **pgsql\bin\pg_dump -p 5433 -v -F c -U postgres -f database.dmp vpop3**
 +  * Make sure there were no errors reported during the backup!
   * Remove the old database using **pgsql\bin\dropdb -U postgres -p 5433 vpop3**   * Remove the old database using **pgsql\bin\dropdb -U postgres -p 5433 vpop3**
   * Restore the database backup using, eg: **pgsql\bin\pg_restore -v -j 4 -U postgres -p 5433 -C -d postgres database.dmp**   * Restore the database backup using, eg: **pgsql\bin\pg_restore -v -j 4 -U postgres -p 5433 -C -d postgres database.dmp**
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