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Using pg_admin III and PostgreSQL 8.1 (both test and development).

I want to backup Development and restore it in test and vice-versa.

So when I do a backup of the db (in PGAdmin III), it backs it up. But when I restore it, all primary key information is gone and no data is in the tables.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

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pgAdmin uses the client programs pg_dump for making backups and pg_restore for restoring (it's only a GUI). Try to dump and to restore with these programs directly and see if you get any errors or warnings.

Offtopic: Support for version 8.1 ends this year, you should upgrade to a newer version.

Frank Heikens  2010-06-09 07:16:34

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