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Maybe this will help, if you're using MyISAM tables. Create a table with the same definition as a table from the backup has. Remove a new data file, and put a data file from the backup instead of it. Then use REPAIR. >I have changed the OS on my database server. At that time, I forgot to >take the backup of the .frm files in /var/lib/mysql. I have taken all >the backup of all the data files. I can recreate all the tables. How >can I map these tables to existing data files. Is this possible. Please >help me out as the data is huge. (alomost 220G ) Sujay Koduri wrote: -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.NET http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Gleb Paharenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.NET <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]