Create a POSTGRES Backup
Create a POSTGRES Backup
This article assumes that you know your Postgres credentials and
PgAdmin is Installed.
Connect into PgAdmin. Right-Click on the database and click
Backup
Click on the folder icon to choose a location for your backup
When you reach the location to save your backup, give your backup a name in the
File name
field.
Click
Save
On the General tab, enter a filename and choose
TAR
as the format
Do
NOT
click next yet.
On the
Data Options
tab, make your options look like the following:
Next, click
Backup
You will get a Process completed message
After the backup is complete, navigate to it's location and rename the file to have a
.TAR
file extension.