# Xtradb extra files and move to a new Mysql server

**URL:** <https://forums.percona.com/t/xtradb-extra-files-and-move-to-a-new-mysql-server/3406>\
**Category:** Percona XtraBackup\
**Created:** [April 16, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/xtradb-extra-files-and-move-to-a-new-mysql-server/3406 "2014-04-16T15:16:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![pamamolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9de0a6/32.png) [@pamamolf](https://forums.percona.com/u/pamamolf)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/xtradb-extra-files-and-move-to-a-new-mysql-server/3406/1 "2014-04-16T15:16:49Z")

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Hello

I am testing the xtradb and i just use this command:

```auto
innobackupex /path/to/backupdir/

```

After checking the backup folder i found that all /var/lib/mysql/ files are there…

So after searching and reading i try this command:

```auto
innobackupex --databases="database1" /path/to/backupdir/

```

Much better now 🙂

It seems that i got the dadabase only that i want…with a few extra files that xtradb create/copy.

Now i want to ask if the second command is ok to just backup only my database and if i want to move it on a new mysql server do i have to copy the extra files that xtradb create/copy ?

Thank you

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**Author:** ![niljoshi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/niljoshi/32/16889_2.png) [@niljoshi](https://forums.percona.com/u/niljoshi)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 12:51am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/xtradb-extra-files-and-move-to-a-new-mysql-server/3406/2 "2014-04-22T00:51:20Z")

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Hi,

Are you using MyISAM/InnoDB? Can you provide the list of files which you can see in backupdir after taking backup of single database?