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Glen1000
07-26-2009, 05:28 PM
Hi,

As per your instructions I'm installing PostgreSQL but I'm getting a error message when I click on next on the Initialise Database Cluster screen:

"The PostgreSQL data directory must be on a NTFS formatted volume"

I cannot proceed from here. I've installed succesfully on a Vista machine but this is XP.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

fozzy71
07-26-2009, 06:14 PM
You have 2 possibilities:
1. convert your partition to ntfs, which is the standard filesystem on actual PC systems: http://www.google.de/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aumha.org%2Fwin5%2Fa%2Fntfscv t.php&ei=ag5BSsirBJLb-Qa-lIDFCA&usg=AFQjCNG90hK_WFmx4O46Qmmvt91mq7sauw&sig2=WuLoscRaBd4MFgty6hp6aA
or
2. Install postgresql on FAT. This is not the standard installation, see: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ_windows.html#2.4

Glen1000
07-27-2009, 11:02 AM
Thanks for the response. The 2nd one seems far easier....Are there any known problems with using this option?

Thanks again

fozzy71
07-27-2009, 02:10 PM
I personally do not know. That is a solution, I found in an old thread via search, that was suggested by the other HM CSR netsrak. He may know better than I do. If he doesn't respond here, you could try sending him a PM with a link to this thread.

netsrak
07-27-2009, 02:43 PM
Option 1 because FAT is old, unstable and only supports files up to 2 GB