select @@ignore_db_dirs; @@ignore_db_dirs db3,db4 CREATE TABLE t1(i INT) ENGINE INNODB; INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(1); CREATE TABLE t2(i int) ENGINE INNODB; CREATE DATABASE db2; USE db2; CREATE TABLE t1(i INT) ENGINE INNODB; USE test; # xtrabackup backup t1.ibd DROP TABLE t1; DROP TABLE t2; DROP DATABASE db2;