# Create 3 tables. 
        self.session.create(self.uri, "key_format=S,value_format=S")
        self.session.create(self.newuri, "key_format=S,value_format=S")
        self.session.create(self.newuri1, "key_format=S,value_format=S")

        # Add data to the tables.
        self.add_timestamp_data(self.uri, "key", "val", 1)
        self.add_timestamp_data(self.newuri, "key", "val", 1)
        self.add_timestamp_data(self.newuri1, "key", "val", 1)

        # Add updates to the same records.
        self.add_timestamp_data(self.uri, "key", "val5", 5)
        self.add_timestamp_data(self.newuri, "key", "val5", 5)
        self.add_timestamp_data(self.newuri1, "key", "val", 5)
        self.session.checkpoint()

        # Drop one of the tables. - 'newuri1'. Now this entry gets removed from the metadata.
        # Only newuri and uri should be present in the metadata.
        self.session.begin_transaction()
        self.session.drop(self.newuri1)
        self.session.commit_transaction('commit_timestamp=' + self.timestamp_str(7))

        # Stable timestamp at 10, so that we can retain history store data.
        self.conn.set_timestamp('stable_timestamp=' + self.timestamp_str(10))
        self.session.checkpoint()

        os.mkdir(self.dir)

        # Now copy the files using selective backup. This should not include one of the tables.
        # We only wish to have `uri` present in the selective db, don't consider the others (we dont have to include self.newuri1_file here)
        all_files = self.take_selective_backup(self.dir, [self.newuri_file, self.newuri1_file])


        # After the full backup, open and partially recover the backup database on only one table.
        backup_conn = self.wiredtiger_open(self.dir, "backup_restore_target=[\"{0}\"]".format(self.uri))
        bkup_session = backup_conn.open_session()
      
        # In the history store data still exists for the `newuri1` table that was not included in the backup.
        # Ideally, the history store data should be removed for the table that was not included in the backup.
        # However, since we dropped the table, and the metadata entry got removed, there is no way to know if
        # the history store data for that table needs to be removed. So, the history store data is retained.