MySQL5.7 启动报错:initialize specified but the data directory has files in it. Aborting.

$ vi /etc/my.cnf

## datadir=/var/lib/mysql, 这个是data保存目录,进入/var/lib/mysql后,查看到确实有数据。

#解决方法:将/var/lib/mysql备份,然后重新启动mysql。

$ cd /var/lib/

$ cp mysql mysql.bak

$ service mysqld restart

原文地址:https://www.cnblogs.com/Jeremy2001/p/11571988.html