# Backup over 7.17.4 and restoring on 8.x version. Is it possible?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backup-over-7-17-4-and-restoring-on-8-x-version-is-it-possible/359704>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 17, 2024, 10:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backup-over-7-17-4-and-restoring-on-8-x-version-is-it-possible/359704 "2024-05-17T10:47:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![amrit\_singh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/amrit_singh/32/134583_2.png) [@amrit\_singh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/amrit_singh)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 10:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backup-over-7-17-4-and-restoring-on-8-x-version-is-it-possible/359704/1 "2024-05-17T10:47:43Z")

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I am currently running on 7.17.4 version in containerized environment. Cluster has some heavy indexes so cant go with re-indexing as it may take days to transfer data. Can i restore backup taken over 7.17.4 directly over 8.13 version?