# Aptible operations: logs only exist for active resources, and restores create new databases

## TL;DR

Export operation logs before deprovisioning a database; you cannot audit them afterwards. Remember reload restarts a database in place while restore provisions a fresh one; plan connection strings accordingly. Replicate and reload are distinct operations with different downtime profiles.

Use this when you run into the situation in the title.

**When not to use this skill:** unrelated tasks. It covers only the procedure above.

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## Details

Context: Official docs (Aptible operations): documents that operation logs are retained only for active resources (deprovisioned resources lose their logs), that operations include backups, restores, reloads, and replicates, and that a restore creates a new database rather than overwriting in place.

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    "https://www.aptible.com/docs/core-concepts/architecture/operations"
  ]
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```