FRM IBD
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Convert FRM to IBD

Can you convert FRM to IBD?
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Is it possible to convert FRM to IBD?
No - not a direct conversion.

.frm and .ibd are companion files from the same table, not convertible into each other - .frm is the schema, .ibd is InnoDB data. You need both together inside a MySQL server to reconstruct the table.

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Converting FRM to IBD

A .FRM file and a .IBD file hold different kinds of data, so there is no direct way to turn one into the other.

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