May 17, 2026, 11:40 PM

inbox/DataBase/PostgreSQL/database/data_directory.sql

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+DATA_DIRECTORY - > Specifies the directory to use for data storage.
+
+dbaclass=# show data_directory;
+
+data_directory
+-----------------------------
+/Library/PostgreSQL/10/data
+(1 row)
+
+dbaclass=# select setting from pg_settings where name = 'data_directory';
+setting
+-----------------------------
+/Library/PostgreSQL/10/data
+(1 row)
+
+-- This will show location of important files in postgres
+
+dbaclass=# SELECT name, setting FROM pg_settings WHERE category = 'File Locations';