Title: "try database repair" Option
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# "try database repair" Option

 *  Resolved [NUCUTA](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cuta/)
 * (@cuta)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/try-database-repair-option/)
 * What does this option exactly do? do we have to select it? Are there any downsides
   of selecting it? Are there any benefits of selecting it?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/dropbox-backup/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/dropbox-backup/)
 * Thanks.

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 *  Plugin Author [helena46](https://wordpress.org/support/users/helena46/)
 * (@helena46)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/try-database-repair-option/#post-7593286)
 * Hello,
 * “Try database repair” in Backup & Restore Dropbox plugin is the option of database
   tables restoration, because the tables in database may become corrupt.
 * There is no downsides of selecting this option.
 * The benefit is, that if you have some crashed tables, this option will repair
   them.
 * You can select this option, it does not have any bad impact.
 * Regards,
 * Backup & Restore Dropbox Team
 *  Plugin Author [backup-dropbox](https://wordpress.org/support/users/backup-dropbox/)
 * (@backup-dropbox)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/try-database-repair-option/#post-7593487)
 * Hello Cuta,
 * you can read more information about “what exactly plugin do with your database
   during repairing process?”
    here, **official documentation:** [https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/rebuilding-tables.html](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/rebuilding-tables.html)
 * In two words:
    **it will check and repair the database and database tables, if
   needed**.
 * Backup & Restore Dropbox Team

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## Tags

 * [corrupt database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/corrupt-database/)
 * [Crash](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/crash/)
 * [database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/database/)
 * [option](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/option/)
 * [table](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/table/)

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 * Last reply from: [backup-dropbox](https://wordpress.org/support/users/backup-dropbox/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/try-database-repair-option/#post-7593487)
 * Status: resolved