# Path.repo not found **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [July 7, 2015, 12:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-repo-not-found/25035 "2015-07-07T12:19:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tanveer3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@tanveer3](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tanveer3)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 12:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-repo-not-found/25035/1 "2015-07-07T12:19:05Z")
Hi All I am getting the below error while creating repository on windows CMD ....... POST /\_snapshot/backup1 { "type": "fs", "settings": { "location": "c:\es\_backup\_folder", "compress": "true" } } Entry in elasticsearch.yml ...................................... C:\elasticsearch-1.6.0\config\elasticsearch.yml path.repo: c:\es\_backup\_folder Error ........ location [c:\es\_backup\_folder] doesn't match any of the locations specified by path.repo because this setting is empty ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 12:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-repo-not-found/25035/2 "2015-07-07T12:36:45Z")
Replace \ with / ---
**Author:** ![tanveer3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@tanveer3](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tanveer3)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 12:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-repo-not-found/25035/3 "2015-07-07T12:42:29Z")
Hi David Its not working POST [http://localhost:9200/\_snapshot/backup](http://localhost:9200/_snapshot/backup) { "type": "fs", "settings": { "location": "c://es\_backup\_folder", "compress": "true" } } ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 1:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-repo-not-found/25035/4 "2015-07-07T13:13:54Z")
Don't put here c:/ and do this also in elasticsearch.yml file ---
**Author:** ![tanveer3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@tanveer3](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tanveer3)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-repo-not-found/25035/5 "2015-07-07T13:15:29Z")
Hi David I am doing it on Windows, so we need to give the drive location ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 1:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-repo-not-found/25035/6 "2015-07-07T13:42:53Z")
Yes. You need to define the drive if elasticsearch is running on another drive. I think it should work otherwise. If not, try something like /c:/path/to/... Might work. ---
**Author:** ![tanveer3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@tanveer3](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tanveer3)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-repo-not-found/25035/7 "2015-07-07T14:11:42Z")
Hi David I am sharing with you below my code. My code ............. POST \_snapshot/MyRepo {"type": "fs","settings": {"location": "c:\MyRepo"}} Error .......... { "error": "RemoteTransportException[[Bes][inet[/10.252.49.110:9300]][cluster:admin/repository/put]]; nested: RepositoryException[[MyRepo] failed to create repository]; nested: CreationException[Guice creation errors:\r\n\r\n1) Error injecting constructor, org.elasticsearch.repositories.RepositoryException: [MyRepo] location [c:\MyRepo] doesn't match any of the locations specified by path.repo because this setting is empty\r\n at org.elasticsearch.repositories.fs.FsRepository.()\r\n at org.elasticsearch.repositories.fs.FsRepository\r\n at Key[type=org.elasticsearch.repositories.Repository, annotation=[none]]\r\n\r\n1 error]; nested: RepositoryException[[MyRepo] location [c:\MyRepo] doesn't match any of the locations specified by path.repo because this setting is empty]; ", "status": 500 } ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-repo-not-found/25035/8 "2015-07-07T15:06:35Z")
> [@tanveer3](#): > > c:\MyRepo I think this won't work. Also I think you did not set `path.repo` in `elasticsearch.yml` file or you did not restart your node. `[c:\MyRepo] doesn't match any of the locations specified by path.repo because this setting is empty]` ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 12:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/path-repo-not-found/25035/9 "2017-07-06T00:03:08Z")