# Unable to create new MongoDB cluster from backup (full or PITR)

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**Category:** Percona Everest\
**Tags:** mongodb\
**Created:** [March 27, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/unable-to-create-new-mongodb-cluster-from-backup-full-or-pitr/29387 "2024-03-27T12:34:25Z")\
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Perhaps this is related. I just recently attempted to restore a backup _without_ creating a new MongoDB cluster. This restore most definitely worked: shortly before the scheduled hourly backup, I added some nonsense into the database. After initiating the “Restore from a backup” functionality from the Everest UI, the nonsense data were removed (as expected). However, that restore process is still active as well.

```auto
Name: restore-yjx
Namespace: cym-test
Labels: <none>
Annotations: <none>
API Version: psmdb.percona.com/v1
Kind: PerconaServerMongoDBRestore
Metadata:
  Creation Timestamp: 2024-03-27T13:03:56Z
  Generation: 1
  Owner References:
    API Version: everest.percona.com/v1alpha1
    Block Owner Deletion: true
    Controller: true
    Kind: DatabaseClusterRestore
    Name: restore-yjx
    UID: 5445b571-6d06-4daf-b48c-b32d8263b56d
  Resource Version: 146951060
  UID: 2f51674e-d5c6-4ee5-9709-07cd9915f74e
Spec:
  Backup Name: cron-test-mongo-1-20240327120000-x4j9x
  Cluster Name: test-mongo-1
Status:
  Pbm Name: 2024-03-27T13:04:28.714968651Z
  State: running
Events: <none>

```

I connected directly to the MongoDB cluster within one of its `mongod` containers to verify that the nonsense data were removed. I was able to disconnect and reconnect to that cluster without issue both before and after the restore process “succeeded.”

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