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Restoring incremental data is similar to [restoring full data using BR](#restore-all-the-backup-data). Note that when restoring incremental data, make sure that all the data backed up before `last backup ts` has been restored to the target cluster.
### Restore tables created in `mysql` database (experimental feature)
BR backups tables created in `mysql` database by default.
When you are restoring data using BR, the tables created in `mysql` database are not restored by default. If you need to restore them, explicitly contain them using [table filter](/table-filter.md#syntax). The following example restores `mysql.usertable` created in `mysql` database. The command restores `mysql.usertable` and other data at the same time.
{{< copyable "shell-regular" >}}
```shell
br restore full -f '*.*' -f '!mysql.*' -f 'mysql.usertable' -s $external_storage_url
```
In the above command, `-f '*.*'` is used to cover the default rules and `-f '!mysql.*'` instructs BR not to restore tables in `mysql` unless otherwise stated. `-f 'mysql.usertable'` indicates that `mysql.usertable` is required to be restored. For details, refer to [table filter document](/table-filter.md#syntax).
If you only need to restore `mysql.usertable`, use the following command:
{{< copyable "shell-regular" >}}
```shell
br restore full -f 'mysql.usertable' -s $external_storage_url
```
> **Warning:**
>
> Although you can back up and restore system tables (such as `mysql.tidb`) using BR tools, some unexpected conditions might appear after the restore. The known exceptions are as follows:
>
> - statistics information table (`mysql.stat_*`) cannot be restored.
> - system variable table (`mysql.tidb`,`mysql.global_variables`) cannot be restored.
> - user information table (such as `mysql.user`,`mysql.columns_priv`) cannot be restored.
> - GC data cannot be restored.
>
> For restoring system tables, more compatibility issues might occur. To avoid something unexpected, do not restore system tables in the production enviroment.
### Restore Raw KV (experimental feature)
> **Warning:**
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