Create a POSTGRES Backup

Create a POSTGRES Backup

This article assumes that you know your Postgres credentials and PgAdmin is Installed.

  1. Connect into PgAdmin.  Right-Click on the database and click Backup:
  2. On the General tab, enter a filename and choose TAR as the format:
  3. On the Data/Objects tab, make your options look like the following:
  4. Next, click Backup:
  5. After the backup is complete, rename the file to have a .TAR file extension.

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