# Unable to use snapshots in elasticsearch 6.2.4 **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 12, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-snapshots-in-elasticsearch-6-2-4/135539 "2018-06-12T13:03:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ben\_Chaabene\_Wissem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/838e76/32.png) [@Ben\_Chaabene\_Wissem](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ben_Chaabene_Wissem)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-snapshots-in-elasticsearch-6-2-4/135539/1 "2018-06-12T13:03:00Z")
Hello everyone, I'm trying to use snapshots in elasticsearch 6.2.4, but I didn't find path.repo in elasticsearch.yml. When I tried to add it in the configuration file, the service elasticsearch failed to start. Is there any changes in elasticsearch 6.2.4 in concern with snapshots because I didn't find any document explain this ?? ---
**Author:** ![Igor\_Motov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/igor_motov/32/45193_2.png) [@Igor\_Motov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Igor_Motov)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-snapshots-in-elasticsearch-6-2-4/135539/2 "2018-06-12T20:45:02Z")
Which version of ES are you upgrading from? How do you specify the `path.repo` setting? What error are you getting when the node fails to start? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 8:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-snapshots-in-elasticsearch-6-2-4/135539/3 "2018-07-10T20:56:37Z")
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