# Snapshot repository backup - Indices - Content

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-repository-backup-indices-content/197341>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 29, 2019, 12:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-repository-backup-indices-content/197341 "2019-08-29T12:50:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ab\_Avramidis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ab_avramidis/32/51514_2.png) [@Ab\_Avramidis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ab_Avramidis)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 12:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-repository-backup-indices-content/197341/1 "2019-08-29T12:50:59Z")

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Hi,

I would like If someone can give me a brief explanation of what represents each of the content that stored during a snapshot repository backup.  
I can see in my storage bucket the following type of files and folders:

> index-2  
> index-3  
> index.latest  
> indices/  
> meta-.....  
> meta-.....  
> snap-....  
> snap-....

Each time I create a snapshot backup adds a new meta, snap and index entry.  
Can you please explain what those represent?

I know that the folder indices contains all the indexes. But are those meta and snap important?  
Can delete them or keep important data for a restore process?

Many thanks!  
Regards

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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:** [August 29, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-repository-backup-indices-content/197341/2 "2019-08-29T13:03:33Z")

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> [@Ab\_Avramidis](#):
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> Can delete them or keep important data for a restore process?

Everything within the repository is important so, no, you should not be thinking about deleting or otherwise modifying any of the files in there.

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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:** [September 26, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-repository-backup-indices-content/197341/4 "2019-09-26T13:16:58Z")

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