# How to retrieve elk data from server - physical location

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-retrieve-elk-data-from-server-physical-location/220850>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 25, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-retrieve-elk-data-from-server-physical-location/220850 "2020-02-25T12:18:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joseph\_Raj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/joseph_raj/32/46850_2.png) [@Joseph\_Raj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Joseph_Raj)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-retrieve-elk-data-from-server-physical-location/220850/1 "2020-02-25T12:18:07Z")

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Can you please help me to find the way to get the elastic search data from the server physical location.  
Basically i'm looking for a physical file of document where the data is getting stored.  
I have lost some document files from elk server which holds the data, i have the backup of the document file which will solve my issue by restoring from backup.

Help me to get the physical location of document file.  
Thanks in advance !!!

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_Raj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/joseph_raj/32/46850_2.png) [@Joseph\_Raj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Joseph_Raj)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 6:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-retrieve-elk-data-from-server-physical-location/220850/2 "2020-02-26T06:44:28Z")

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Guys,  
please help me to find a solution for the above query.  
Thanks in advance ...

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**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 7:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-retrieve-elk-data-from-server-physical-location/220850/3 "2020-02-26T07:45:43Z")

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There isn't a way to retrieve data directly from any files on disk, and [filesystem backups do not work](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/snapshot-restore.html#snapshot-restore).

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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 25, 2020, 7:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-retrieve-elk-data-from-server-physical-location/220850/4 "2020-03-25T07:45:53Z")

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Closed on March 25, 2020, 7:45am UTC

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