Hi I did not use the edb to remove it, I used the installer file and then select remove. After that I delete the whole folder under c:/program file. Then a restart of the pc.
I have tried repair many times Hilsen Nicolai Friis > Den 12. jun. 2026 kl. 16.27 skrev Adrian Klaver <[email protected]>: > > On 6/12/26 5:07 AM, Nicolai Madsen wrote: >> Hi >> I had installed Postgres version 18 earlier on my PC, but I want to start >> over, and remove all of the DB's I have made. I couldn't figure out how to >> do that, so I googled and was told that I should uninstall postgres, stop >> the service in the task manager, and then delete the folder under C:/Program >> Files. AFter that I should restart the PC, and everything should be gone, >> and ready to be reinstalled. I did that, but each time I am trying to >> reinstall it, then it doesn't make any folders under Program Files, so the >> service can't be started. It just give me this warning >> image.png >> If I try to reinstall it again, it tells me that it is already installed, >> and asks me if I want to make a change, repair, or uninstallation. I have >> tried to choose that it should install the docs also, and then it creates >> the folder under program files, but it only contains the docs nothing else. >> I have tried to restart the PC, reinstall it and tried google how to solve >> this but no solution yet. >> I hope you could guide me the right way. > > 1) Assuming you are using the EDB installer did you follow the instructions > here?: > > https://www.enterprisedb.com/docs/supported-open-source/postgresql/uninstalling/ > > 2) Did you try the repair option on the reinstall? > >> -- >> Hilsen >> Nicolai Friis Madsen > > > -- > Adrian Klaver > [email protected]
