# Backup setting for an index

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backup-setting-for-an-index/169034>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 19, 2019, 2:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backup-setting-for-an-index/169034 "2019-02-19T14:04:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![bert\_vervaele](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bert_vervaele/32/36142_2.png) [@bert\_vervaele](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bert_vervaele)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 2:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backup-setting-for-an-index/169034/1 "2019-02-19T14:04:49Z")

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Hi all,

I was wondering if there is a setting for an index that it doesn't need to be in a backup?  
The way I work now is make an extra index with all names of indices that I want in the backup.  
So I was wondering if there was no cleaner way to do this?

Kind regards

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 2:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backup-setting-for-an-index/169034/2 "2019-03-19T14:04:56Z")

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