# Can I restore a keyspace with a different schema?

**URL:** https://forum.scylladb.com/t/can-i-restore-a-keyspace-with-a-different-schema/2005
**Category:** ScyllaDB
**Tags:** data-model, backup-restore
**Created:** [May 13, 2024, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/can-i-restore-a-keyspace-with-a-different-schema/2005 "2024-05-13T09:41:23Z")
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### Author: ![Anna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.scylladb.com/anna/32/48_2.png) [@Anna](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Anna)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2024, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/can-i-restore-a-keyspace-with-a-different-schema/2005/1 "2024-05-13T09:41:23Z")

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I had to DROP a keyspace. Now I want to restore it from a backup - I want the data back, but I want to configure different schema options.  
Can I do it upon restore? Or do I have to restore the keyspace first and ALTER it later?

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### Author: ![Botond\_Denes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.scylladb.com/botond_denes/32/163_2.png) [@Botond\_Denes](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Botond_Denes)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2024, 4:22am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/can-i-restore-a-keyspace-with-a-different-schema/2005/2 "2024-05-17T04:22:23Z")

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Using Create+Alter or just Create with the new option, doesn’t make a difference.  
What makes a difference is what options you want to change.  
You can change the replication options, but note that when restoring the data, you have to take the changes into account, you will probably have to use `nodetool refresh --load-and-stream`.