# UPGRADE OF POSTGRES FAILED - I've tried everything

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-of-postgres-failed-ive-tried-everything/161914
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [August 24, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-of-postgres-failed-ive-tried-everything/161914 "2020-08-24T14:31:18Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-of-postgres-failed-ive-tried-everything/161914/2 "2020-08-24T14:42:21Z")

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> [@jameshahnii](#):
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> `The source cluster was not shut down cleanly.`

There is a FAQ entry just for this in [PostgreSQL 12 update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-12-update/151236).

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