Postgresapp: Binaries not found

Created on 22 Jul 2019  路  4Comments  路  Source: PostgresApp/PostgresApp

I've done fresh install of postgres and removed an old one. At least I think I did (removed it). The new version gives me the no binaries found error. I saw the troubleshooting page but I'm unclear on which are the binaries for which.
One said 11, the other said latest. I tried removing one, then the other. Nothing happened.
If I hit the little button on the GUI that looks like a battery, I am only able to use version 11, but one I have open is 9.5. How can I connect the correct binaries?

I've installed and re-installed. Added the path to my $PATH. I even emptied my path so it how only contains this PATH="/Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/Versions/9.3/bin:$PATH" I also tried an array of other variations on this path, and I tried using the commands from the docs. The bin folder is full. I checked, so the binaries seem to be there.

If I type psql I get a error saying the server is not running, rather than command not found. How can I further troubleshoot? I've already resorted to this stack overflow post but nothing here helped.

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I solved it by opening up the application's sliding windows, than clicked a new server with the plus icon, than that had initialization button, than clicked initialise than it worked.

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closing as something has changed and this is no longer the error.

I have this issue and it doesen't seem to getting solved.

I solved it by opening up the application's sliding windows, than clicked a new server with the plus icon, than that had initialization button, than clicked initialise than it worked.

I had the same issue and @stromal's fix worked. Anyone know why this is happening? The fix is not at all obvious.

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