# Retrying, skipping, and canceling
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When a step fails, you do not have to rerun the whole plan. You can retry the failed step, skip it, or cancel the rest of the execution.

**Topics**
+ [Retrying a failed step](recovery-plans-retry.md)
+ [Skipping a step](recovery-plans-skip.md)
+ [Canceling an execution](recovery-plans-cancel.md)