# Best way to backup the elastic search data(Entire Nodes Folder) from one machine to another machine?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-backup-the-elastic-search-data-entire-nodes-folder-from-one-machine-to-another-machine/105049
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [October 24, 2017, 11:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-backup-the-elastic-search-data-entire-nodes-folder-from-one-machine-to-another-machine/105049 "2017-10-24T11:24:52Z")
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### Author:  [@PrabakarKaruppasamy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PrabakarKaruppasamy)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2017, 11:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-backup-the-elastic-search-data-entire-nodes-folder-from-one-machine-to-another-machine/105049/1 "2017-10-24T11:24:53Z")
Hi All,
What is the best way to backup the entire data (/var/lib/elasticsearch/nodes) from one machine to another machine in elasticsearch 5.4.0
How to take the backup of entire node folder and restore it.
Thanks
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-backup-the-elastic-search-data-entire-nodes-folder-from-one-machine-to-another-machine/105049/2 "2017-10-24T17:40:16Z")
We'd recommend the use of snapshot and restore - [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.6/modules-snapshots.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.6/modules-snapshots.html)
However you should be also able to copy that directory over.
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### Author:  [@PrabakarKaruppasamy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PrabakarKaruppasamy)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2017, 6:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-backup-the-elastic-search-data-entire-nodes-folder-from-one-machine-to-another-machine/105049/3 "2017-10-25T06:07:00Z")
@warkolm
Not able to find taking the backup of full directory. Which one is best among the three FS, S3, or HDFS.
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-backup-the-elastic-search-data-entire-nodes-folder-from-one-machine-to-another-machine/105049/4 "2017-10-25T18:06:25Z")
It really depends on what is available to you.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2017, 5:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-backup-the-elastic-search-data-entire-nodes-folder-from-one-machine-to-another-machine/105049/6 "2017-12-04T05:15:17Z")
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