how to recover database back from /data folder

hi to all
last time
my redhat 9 is corrupt so at that time itake backup of my postgresql database
/data folder

so after two days i restall the redhat 9
than i try to copy old /data folder over newly /data folder

but it does not start postgresql service
so please any one give me solution

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