| The PostgreSQL 9.0 Reference Manual - Volume 3 - Server Administration Guide
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10 Backup and Restore
As with everything that contains valuable data, PostgreSQL databases should be backed up regularly. While the procedure is essentially simple, it is important to have a clear understanding of the underlying techniques and assumptions.
There are three fundamentally different approaches to backing up PostgreSQL data:
- SQL dump
- File system level backup
- Continuous archiving
Each has its own strengths and weaknesses; each is discussed in turn in the following sections.
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