Putting files inside base/ is just a bad idea. Even if you handle pg_checksums and pg_basebackup, external tools like pgbackrest will have issues as well. I think better solutions are one of:
* Store these non-Postgres files somewhere else. Can still be in the data directory * Make sure the files have valid checksums Cheers, Greg -- Crunchy Data - https://www.crunchydata.com Enterprise Postgres Software Products & Tech Support
