# MyISAM and frm files

**URL:** <https://forums.percona.com/t/myisam-and-frm-files/4821>\
**Category:** Percona XtraBackup\
**Created:** [April 1, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/myisam-and-frm-files/4821 "2016-04-01T14:57:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![johntest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@johntest](https://forums.percona.com/u/johntest)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/myisam-and-frm-files/4821/1 "2016-04-01T14:57:06Z")

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Hi there,  
So I see the notice here  
[URL=“[https://www.percona.com/doc/percona-xtrabackup/2.4/howtos/recipes\_xbk\_restore.html](https://www.percona.com/doc/percona-xtrabackup/2.4/howtos/recipes_xbk_restore.html)”][https://www.percona.com/doc/percona-...k\_restore.html[/URL]](https://www.percona.com/doc/percona-...k_restore.html%5B/URL%5D)

Because xtrabackup doesn’t copy [MyISAM](https://www.percona.com/doc/percona-xtrabackup/2.4/glossary.html#term-myisam) files, .frm files, and the rest of the database, you might need to back those up separately.

Did innobackupex copy these files?  
If so, I don’t understand why it is being retired whereas xtrabackup is much more limited without innobackupex.  
I don’t see the point of using 2 utilities to backup my datadir.

What is the solution to this?  
Is innobackupex or another wrapper coming back to take care of these limitations?

Thanks