# Physical vs Logical Backups in PostgreSQL

DevFeed: [Physical vs Logical Backups in PostgreSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/physical-vs-logical-backups-in-postgresql-514.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://supabase.com/blog/postgresql-physical-logical-backups>)

Author: Angelico de los Reyes

Published: 2020-07-07T07:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Supabase Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/supabase-blog.md>)

Topics: [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/migration.md>)

Tags: [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migration.md>), [postgresql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql.md>), [sql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sql.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>)

## AI overview

An overview of PostgreSQL logical and physical backups, including when to use each approach.

## Source excerpt

What are physical and logical backups in Postgres?