# The difference between saved object export and snapshot

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-difference-between-saved-object-export-and-snapshot/240175>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 7, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-difference-between-saved-object-export-and-snapshot/240175 "2020-07-07T13:58:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![iammanmale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5e9695/32.png) [@iammanmale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/iammanmale)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-difference-between-saved-object-export-and-snapshot/240175/1 "2020-07-07T13:58:51Z")

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I would like to know if i don't need to keep the data in Elastic Stack but I do need to keep those application configuration, mapping, searches, dashboard, visualization .  
Do I need to take snapshot ? Or or just export all saved objects and kibana, elasticsearch and logstash configuration files to backup is enough?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-difference-between-saved-object-export-and-snapshot/240175/2 "2020-07-07T23:20:53Z")

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Exporting should be sufficient for what you need.

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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:** [August 4, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-difference-between-saved-object-export-and-snapshot/240175/3 "2020-08-04T23:20:57Z")

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