# How to restore elastic search backup **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 7, 2020, 8:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-restore-elastic-search-backup/236078 "2020-06-07T08:51:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jack1234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@jack1234](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jack1234)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 8:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-restore-elastic-search-backup/236078/1 "2020-06-07T08:51:25Z")
Elasticsearch 2.4 is used here. I have backup in the following format, what is the right way to restore it to elasticsearch 2.4? [![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4k6ph.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4k6ph.png) ---
**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 10:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-restore-elastic-search-backup/236078/2 "2020-06-07T10:14:45Z")
Restoring from file system backup is not supported and not guaranteed to work. I am therefore not aware of any procedure for it. You should be using [snapshot and restore](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.4/modules-snapshots.html) for backups as that is the only supported option. I would also recommend you upgrade as Elasticsearch 2.4 is ancient and has been EOL for quite a while. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2020, 10:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-restore-elastic-search-backup/236078/3 "2020-07-05T10:14:53Z")
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