# prepare (--apply-log) after backup or before restore

**URL:** <https://forums.percona.com/t/prepare-apply-log-after-backup-or-before-restore/4605>\
**Category:** Percona XtraBackup\
**Created:** [December 14, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/prepare-apply-log-after-backup-or-before-restore/4605 "2015-12-14T18:00:51Z")\
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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:** [December 14, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/prepare-apply-log-after-backup-or-before-restore/4605/1 "2015-12-14T18:00:51Z")

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We will be doing full/incremental scheme and I am wondering whether to prepare the DB (–apply-log) after backup full or increment, or before restore?