CREATE TABLE t1 (id INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, a VARCHAR(255)) ENGINE=InnoDB ROW_FORMAT=COMPRESSED ENCRYPTED=YES; INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(1, repeat('Nesamani', 10)); SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t1; COUNT(*) 1 SHOW CREATE TABLE t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `id` int(11) NOT NULL, `a` varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`id`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 ROW_FORMAT=COMPRESSED `ENCRYPTED`=YES # Wait max 10 min for key encryption threads to encrypt all spaces db.opt t1.frm t1.ibd FLUSH TABLES t1 FOR EXPORT; backup: t1 db.opt t1.cfg t1.frm t1.ibd UNLOCK TABLES; DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (id INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, a VARCHAR(255)) ENGINE=InnoDB ROW_FORMAT=COMPRESSED ENCRYPTED=YES; ALTER TABLE t1 DISCARD TABLESPACE; restore: t1 .ibd and .cfg files ALTER TABLE t1 IMPORT TABLESPACE; SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t1; COUNT(*) 1 SHOW CREATE TABLE t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `id` int(11) NOT NULL, `a` varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`id`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 ROW_FORMAT=COMPRESSED `ENCRYPTED`=YES DROP TABLE t1;