> 4. pg_dump was never meant to be a backup method; see https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/70b48475-7706-4268-990d-fd522b038d96%40eisentraut.org https:/

> 4. pg_dump was never meant to be a backup method; see https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/70b48475-7706-4268-990d-fd522b038d96%40eisentraut.org https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/70b48475-7706-426... Those are very recent emails that don't say anything about what it was originally meant for, just that nowadays there's better options. Though really the part they quote called it a backup tool, that does imply it was originally meant to be a backup method.