# Is it possible to change the repo backing a searchable snapshot without interruption? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Tags:** elastic-stack-searchable-snapshots\ **Created:** [October 4, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-change-the-repo-backing-a-searchable-snapshot-without-interruption/285832 "2021-10-04T14:49:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BenB196](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/benb196/32/83401_2.png) [@BenB196](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BenB196)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-change-the-repo-backing-a-searchable-snapshot-without-interruption/285832/1 "2021-10-04T14:49:46Z")
Hi All, I'm trying to find out if it is possible to change the backing repository of a searchable snapshot? Looking at the [docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/searchable-snapshots.html), it doesn't appear to mention this. Example of what I'm trying to do: Have an index, `index_a`, fully mounted as a searchable snapshot to repository, `snapshot_repo_a` . I want to instead have `index_a` use `snapshot_repo_b` as its backing repo. During this transition between repositories, I don't want there to be an interruption to the usability of `index_a`. Is the above possible? I thought about maybe it just requires changing the ILM policy to use the new repository, but since there isn't much docs around this, I don't know if this is the correct way to do this type of action. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-change-the-repo-backing-a-searchable-snapshot-without-interruption/285832/2 "2021-11-01T14:50:31Z")
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