# Source Only Snapshot Fails for Old Version Indices after Upgrading Cluster

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/source-only-snapshot-fails-for-old-version-indices-after-upgrading-cluster/287541>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** snapshot-and-restore\
**Created:** [October 25, 2021, 7:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/source-only-snapshot-fails-for-old-version-indices-after-upgrading-cluster/287541 "2021-10-25T07:02:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![alfianaf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alfianaf/32/93192_2.png) [@alfianaf](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alfianaf)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 7:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/source-only-snapshot-fails-for-old-version-indices-after-upgrading-cluster/287541/1 "2021-10-25T07:02:57Z")

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Hello, I try to use snapshot on old indices, old indices is from es 6.5.1. I ugpraded to es 7.11.2  
Since I want to reserve more spaces, I want to use \_source only snapshot on indices, but I got an error when I try to use the snapshot,  
because it is an old topic, I just want to know will this be fixed or nah,  
maybe I can just put the old discussion thread because the topic wasn't answered, and the open issue on github wasn't answered too  
[the topic](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unsupportedoperationexception-causes-snapshots-to-fail/249181)  
[the open issue](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/62700)  
since none can answer the topic on the linked topic, maybe I can get the answer on this thread, thats my main reason why I recreate the thread

Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![alfianaf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alfianaf/32/93192_2.png) [@alfianaf](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alfianaf)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/source-only-snapshot-fails-for-old-version-indices-after-upgrading-cluster/287541/2 "2021-10-26T01:55:04Z")

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is there any solution or this is expected behavior?

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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:** [November 23, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/source-only-snapshot-fails-for-old-version-indices-after-upgrading-cluster/287541/3 "2021-11-23T01:55:39Z")

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