# Does Percona XtraBackup lock the database during the backup?

**URL:** https://forums.percona.com/t/does-percona-xtrabackup-lock-the-database-during-the-backup/2646
**Category:** Percona XtraBackup
**Created:** [April 24, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/does-percona-xtrabackup-lock-the-database-during-the-backup/2646 "2013-04-24T19:47:00Z")
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### Author: ![mirfan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/mirfan/32/16890_2.png) [@mirfan](https://forums.percona.com/u/mirfan)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/does-percona-xtrabackup-lock-the-database-during-the-backup/2646/4 "2013-09-15T14:57:01Z")

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This applies for .frm files and for non-innodb tables.

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