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Keep in mind the recreate procedure results in downtime while the stores get updated.
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The time is unbounded and may depend on different factors -- for example, the size of the store, network speed, etc.
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The recreate procedure selects the most up-to-date seed from the defined seeding servers.
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If only a subset of the previous cluster members is specified as seeders, there is a risk of data loss.
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To avoid this, ensure you back up the current store before replacing it with a seed from a URI, so the latest state can be restored if needed.
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The database recreation process is designed to select the latest seed from the defined seeding servers.
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Specifying only a subset of the previous cluster servers as seeders carries a risk of data loss.
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The database in question can be in an `online` or `offline` state when it is recreated, but a successful operation starts the database regardless of the previous state.
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See link:https://neo4j.com/docs/cdc/current/[CDC documentation] for more details.
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Before recreating a database, any eventual quarantined states need to be addressed.
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For more information, see xref:clustering/databases.adoc#recreate-databases[Standard databases -> Error handling].
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For more information, see xref:database-administration/standard-databases/errors.adoc#quarantine[Standard databases -> Error handling].
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You need xref:authentication-authorization/dbms-administration.adoc#access-control-dbms-administration-database-management[the `CREATE DATABASE` and `DROP DATABASE` privileges] to run the recreate procedure.
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The new allocations can be put on any `ENABLED` server in the cluster.
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See <<cluster-seed-uri, Seed from URI>> for more details.
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To avoid possible data loss, ensure you back up the current store before replacing it with a seed from a URI, so the latest state can be restored if needed.
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[source, shell]
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CALL dbms.cluster.recreateDatabase("neo4j", {seedURI: "myBackup"});

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