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  2. DOCS-3653

Backup FAQ unclear as to db deletion and resync

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    • Resolution: Done
    • Priority: Icon: Major - P3 Major - P3
    • v1.3.7
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      Regarding: https://mms.mongodb.com/help/faq/backup/#how-do-i-perform-maintenance-on-a-replica-set-with-backup-enabled

      The first bullet point regarding replica maintenance and backup states:

      • Renaming or deleting a database by deleting the data files in the data directory. Use db.dropDatabase() from the mongo shell or an equivalent to remove databases.

      Please rephrase to make clearer that:
      1) Removing database files directly from the file system will require backup resync as this action is not replicated.
      2) Running db.dropDatase() to remove database files is a replicated operation and therefore does not need a resync after.

      The current phrasing lumps the action to avoid in with the best practice and can be misunderstood to mean db.dropDatabase() requires resync.

            Assignee:
            sam.kleinman Sam Kleinman (Inactive)
            Reporter:
            james.wahlin@mongodb.com James Wahlin
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              9 years, 34 weeks, 2 days ago