Updated on 2026-06-16 GMT+08:00

Restoration Methods

If your instance is damaged or mistakenly deleted, you can restore it using the following methods.

Restoring or Migrating Data to TaurusDB

Restoring Data from Common Misoperations

There are many scenarios where data can be accidentally mishandled, such as deleting a table, database, or instance, overwriting the entire table, and deleting or modifying columns, rows, or data in a table. You can choose an appropriate data restoration method as required.
Table 1 Restoration methods for misoperations

Scenario

Restoration Method

Restoration Scope

Restore To

Operation Guide

Restoring a deleted instance

If the deleted instance is in the recycle bin, rebuild it from the recycle bin.

All databases and tables

The original instance

Rebuilding a DB Instance

If a manual backup has been created before the instance was deleted, restore the instance on the Backups page.

All databases and tables

  • A new instance
  • An existing instance
  • The original instance

Restoring a DB Instance from Backups

Restoring a deleted table

Use the database table restoration method to restore the table.

  • All databases and tables
  • Some databases and tables
  • A new instance
  • An existing instance
  • The original instance

Restoring Tables to a Point in Time (PITR)

Restoring a deleted database

Use the database table restoration method to restore the database.

  • All databases and tables
  • Some databases and tables
  • A new instance
  • An existing instance
  • The original instance

Restoring Tables to a Point in Time (PITR)

Restoring deleted or modified columns, rows, and data in tables, and overwritten tables

If more than 100,000 data records are deleted or modified, use the database table restoration method to restore data in the table.

  • All databases and tables
  • Some databases and tables
  • A new instance
  • An existing instance
  • The original instance

Restoring Tables to a Point in Time (PITR)