# Saving a snap shot in windows UNC path from Elasticsearch running in a linux machine

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/saving-a-snap-shot-in-windows-unc-path-from-elasticsearch-running-in-a-linux-machine/162929>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 4, 2019, 10:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/saving-a-snap-shot-in-windows-unc-path-from-elasticsearch-running-in-a-linux-machine/162929 "2019-01-04T10:03:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sree\_Saran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@Sree\_Saran](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sree_Saran)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 10:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/saving-a-snap-shot-in-windows-unc-path-from-elasticsearch-running-in-a-linux-machine/162929/1 "2019-01-04T10:03:12Z")

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1. I have a elasticsearch running in linux machine is it possible to backup data in windows shared location.

2. How to take a snapshot of data from Elasticsearch cluster running in Linux machine.

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**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:** [January 4, 2019, 10:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/saving-a-snap-shot-in-windows-unc-path-from-elasticsearch-running-in-a-linux-machine/162929/2 "2019-01-04T10:14:53Z")

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May be using something like samba to mount your drive?

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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:** [February 1, 2019, 10:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/saving-a-snap-shot-in-windows-unc-path-from-elasticsearch-running-in-a-linux-machine/162929/3 "2019-02-01T10:14:54Z")

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