# Elasticsearch doesn't find snapshots : \_snapshot/\_all response is blank

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-doesnt-find-snapshots-snapshot-all-response-is-blank/236303>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** slm-snapshot-lifecycle-management\
**Created:** [June 9, 2020, 9:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-doesnt-find-snapshots-snapshot-all-response-is-blank/236303 "2020-06-09T09:47:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![defalt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/defalt/32/71379_2.png) [@defalt](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/defalt)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 9:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-doesnt-find-snapshots-snapshot-all-response-is-blank/236303/1 "2020-06-09T09:47:33Z")

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Hello,  
I am trying to restore a snapshot from Elasticsearch 5.3. I am running a fresh Elasticsearch 5.3 installation with the following yml:`

```auto
        node.name: restore_node
        path.data: D:\Data
        path.logs: D:\Logs
        path.repo: ["\\\\PC13\\ssd\\database\\repo"]

```

The repo is on an external ssd which i hooked up as a network on its own.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/c/5/c560f4abae9fb3c826e3eb5f63a0fb3d6a8469c2.png)

The problem is that no snapshots are found.  
`GET _snapshot/_all`  
response is  
`{}`

Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![defalt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/defalt/32/71379_2.png) [@defalt](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/defalt)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-doesnt-find-snapshots-snapshot-all-response-is-blank/236303/2 "2020-06-10T13:21:28Z")

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**Found the solution.** Had to register the repository:

```auto
GET localhost:9200/_snapshot/NEWrepositoryName
{
        "type": "fs",
        "settings": {
            "compress": "true",
            "location": "PATHtoRepo"
        }
    }
}

```

Maybe this helpes someone

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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:** [July 8, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-doesnt-find-snapshots-snapshot-all-response-is-blank/236303/3 "2020-07-08T13:21:30Z")

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