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#43196 Warnings after backup

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Latest post by nicholas on Monday, 27 July 2026 01:26 CDT

hillen
Dear Akeeba,

I got warnings after backup as seen in added Akeeba Backup Debug Log(2).zip.
Do I have a problem?

Regards,

Ben Hillen

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager

I assume you mean warnings like this:

WARNING |20260724 11:15:19|Akeeba\Engine\Dump\Native\Mysql :: Table #__fields_categories has a prefix of #__. This would cause restoration errors; table skipped.

No, this is not a problem. This is the opposite of a problem. Akeeba Backup detected tables in your database whose name started with the literal string #__. These tables can NEVER work in Joomla; Joomla replaces #__ with the actual table name prefix used in your site. Most likely you created them on accident when you tried manually restoring the database backup without reading the documentation first. On a subsequent backup these tables need to be skipped over, otherwise the restoration of your site will fail.

You made a mistake. Akeeba Backup caught it. It saved you endless hours of frustration in your future. You're welcome ;)

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
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hillen
Thank you!
Is it allowed to delete mentioned #_tables?

Regards,

Ben Hillen

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager

Yes. You can and you should delete them. I see in your log file that your site is using a valid and completely different table name prefix. Since this is a public ticket I am not going to tell you which prefix I see. I can tell you that if you download the attachment you sent me (only you and me can do that; attachments are private, even in public tickets) and look for "internal name #__fields_categories" you will see on that line the table name prefix. Therefore, we know that the tables whose actual names in the database start with the literal #__ can be deleted.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

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