# Unable to restore snapshots

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-restore-snapshots/289242>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** snapshot-and-restore\
**Created:** [November 16, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-restore-snapshots/289242 "2021-11-16T00:42:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Prabakar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/prabakar/32/81795_2.png) [@Prabakar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Prabakar)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-restore-snapshots/289242/1 "2021-11-16T00:42:57Z")

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Unable to restore snapshots and got below error. I have closed the indexes whatever we created. But still system asks us to close system indexes as well. But if we try to close the system indexes then I am getting warning message saying that it may impact the behavior of the system. Do we need to close all system index as well while restoring the snapshots? Also I found 1 more option while restoring I can unselect the system indexes (from kibana). Then I Can able to restore my customer indexes. Is that a right approach?

[elastic\_snap\_shot:] cannot restore index [] because an open index with same name already exists in the cluster. Either close or delete the existing index or restore the index under a different name by providing a rename pattern and replacement name

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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:** [November 16, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-restore-snapshots/289242/2 "2021-11-16T23:27:58Z")

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> [@Prabakar](#):
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> Also I found 1 more option while restoring I can unselect the system indexes (from kibana). Then I Can able to restore my customer indexes. Is that a right approach?

Yes that is the best approach.

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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:** [December 14, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-restore-snapshots/289242/3 "2021-12-14T23:28:30Z")

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