# Can't find shared folder for backup in Lab 4.1 of the Elastic Engineer 2 course **URL:** \ **Category:** Elastic Training\ **Created:** [August 25, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-find-shared-folder-for-backup-in-lab-4-1-of-the-elastic-engineer-2-course/246359 "2020-08-25T22:04:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Adam\_Burr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/adam_burr/32/69403_2.png) [@Adam\_Burr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Adam_Burr)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-find-shared-folder-for-backup-in-lab-4-1-of-the-elastic-engineer-2-course/246359/1 "2020-08-25T22:04:51Z")
I am studying the Elastic Engineer 2 course but I can't follow the instructions in Lab 4.1 "Cluster Backup" because I can't find the shared folder that it says should exist. In step 2 of the lab it says "_ **Notice there is a single folder named /shared\_folder that each server can read/write to** _". I have been unable to find this folder in the three servers server1, server2, and server 3 in the Strigo environment. Are they definitely present? I'd be grateful is someone could give me more detailed instructions on how to find this shared folder. I have been connecting to the three servers using `ssh` and then using `ls -l` to try to look for the shared folder but have not been able to find it. I need to do this in order to prep fir the certification exam. Thanks Adam ---
**Author:** ![Adam\_Burr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/adam_burr/32/69403_2.png) [@Adam\_Burr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Adam_Burr)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-find-shared-folder-for-backup-in-lab-4-1-of-the-elastic-engineer-2-course/246359/3 "2020-08-27T13:25:12Z")
I ssh'd onto server 7 and did ls. The only folder present there is called "elasticsearch". Going up from there I can see two folders only called: elastic & root. Going into the "elasticsearch folder" I can only see the normal folder arrangement of elasticsearch's installation: bin, config, logs, etc. I'd be grateful for any further help you can proide. Thanks Adam ---
**Author:** ![msarwar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@msarwar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/msarwar)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-find-shared-folder-for-backup-in-lab-4-1-of-the-elastic-engineer-2-course/246359/4 "2020-08-27T13:46:10Z")
On server1, you should be able to do `cd /shared_folder` If not, try a `ls /` to make sure it's there. ---
**Author:** ![Adam\_Burr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/adam_burr/32/69403_2.png) [@Adam\_Burr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Adam_Burr)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-find-shared-folder-for-backup-in-lab-4-1-of-the-elastic-engineer-2-course/246359/5 "2020-08-27T14:26:08Z")
Thanks! Not being a UNIX/LINUX person I didn't really appreciate that I needed to do `cd /shared_folder` and that the slash was all-important. I thought I could just look around in the familiar parts of the file hierarchy and I would find this folder. It might help others like me if this was made even clearer to LINUX novices like myself in the lab notes. Thanks so much Adam ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-find-shared-folder-for-backup-in-lab-4-1-of-the-elastic-engineer-2-course/246359/6 "2020-09-26T14:26:19Z")
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