CREATE TABLE t1 ( col_1 CHAR (255), col_2 VARCHAR (255) ) ENGINE = InnoDB; CREATE INDEX idx1 ON t1(col_1); CREATE INDEX idx2 ON t1(col_2); SHOW INDEXES FROM t1; Table Non_unique Key_name Seq_in_index Column_name Collation Cardinality Sub_part Packed Null Index_type Comment Index_comment Ignored t1 1 idx1 1 col_1 A 0 NULL NULL YES BTREE NO t1 1 idx2 1 col_2 A 0 NULL NULL YES BTREE NO INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ("col1_00001", "col2_00001"), ("col1_00002", "col2_00002"); SET STATEMENT use_stat_tables=never FOR ANALYZE TABLE t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 analyze status OK SHOW INDEXES FROM t1; Table Non_unique Key_name Seq_in_index Column_name Collation Cardinality Sub_part Packed Null Index_type Comment Index_comment Ignored t1 1 idx1 1 col_1 A 2 NULL NULL YES BTREE NO t1 1 idx2 1 col_2 A 2 NULL NULL YES BTREE NO FLUSH TABLES t1 FOR EXPORT; backup: t1 UNLOCK TABLES; DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 ( col_1 CHAR (255), col_2 VARCHAR (255) ) ENGINE = InnoDB STATS_PERSISTENT=1; CREATE INDEX idx1 ON t1(col_1); CREATE INDEX idx2 ON t1(col_2); SHOW INDEXES FROM t1; Table Non_unique Key_name Seq_in_index Column_name Collation Cardinality Sub_part Packed Null Index_type Comment Index_comment Ignored t1 1 idx1 1 col_1 A 0 NULL NULL YES BTREE NO t1 1 idx2 1 col_2 A 0 NULL NULL YES BTREE NO INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ("col1_00001", "col2_00001"); SHOW INDEXES FROM t1; Table Non_unique Key_name Seq_in_index Column_name Collation Cardinality Sub_part Packed Null Index_type Comment Index_comment Ignored t1 1 idx1 1 col_1 A 1 NULL NULL YES BTREE NO t1 1 idx2 1 col_2 A 1 NULL NULL YES BTREE NO SET STATEMENT use_stat_tables=never FOR ANALYZE TABLE t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 analyze status OK SHOW INDEXES FROM t1; Table Non_unique Key_name Seq_in_index Column_name Collation Cardinality Sub_part Packed Null Index_type Comment Index_comment Ignored t1 1 idx1 1 col_1 A 1 NULL NULL YES BTREE NO t1 1 idx2 1 col_2 A 1 NULL NULL YES BTREE NO ALTER TABLE t1 DISCARD TABLESPACE; restore: t1 .ibd and .cfg files ALTER TABLE t1 IMPORT TABLESPACE; SHOW INDEXES FROM t1; Table Non_unique Key_name Seq_in_index Column_name Collation Cardinality Sub_part Packed Null Index_type Comment Index_comment Ignored t1 1 idx1 1 col_1 A 2 NULL NULL YES BTREE NO t1 1 idx2 1 col_2 A 2 NULL NULL YES BTREE NO SET STATEMENT use_stat_tables=never FOR ANALYZE TABLE t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 analyze status OK SHOW INDEXES FROM t1; Table Non_unique Key_name Seq_in_index Column_name Collation Cardinality Sub_part Packed Null Index_type Comment Index_comment Ignored t1 1 idx1 1 col_1 A 2 NULL NULL YES BTREE NO t1 1 idx2 1 col_2 A 2 NULL NULL YES BTREE NO DROP TABLE t1;