# Start over with snapshots

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/start-over-with-snapshots/295376>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** snapshot-and-restore\
**Created:** [January 25, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/start-over-with-snapshots/295376 "2022-01-25T16:53:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![mwise29](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@mwise29](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mwise29)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/start-over-with-snapshots/295376/1 "2022-01-25T16:53:47Z")

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We experienced some failed snapshots in one of our non-prod environments and now the snapshots aren't being fired on the configured schedule. We'd like to completely start over with the snapshots in this environment (delete all existing snapshots and do a new full snapshot. I've looked online and can't find anywhere that shows how to "re-initialize" the snapshots. Is it possible to do this?

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**Author:** ![leandrojmp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leandrojmp/32/107231_2.png) [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/start-over-with-snapshots/295376/2 "2022-01-25T18:12:47Z")

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You will need to [delete the snapshots](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/snapshots-take-snapshot.html#delete-snapshot) and create them again.

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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 22, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/start-over-with-snapshots/295376/3 "2022-02-22T18:13:46Z")

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