# When i tried to create a repository by using kibana it is throwing an error like this

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**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 13, 2016, 4:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-i-tried-to-create-a-repository-by-using-kibana-it-is-throwing-an-error-like-this/55367 "2016-07-13T04:30:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joshua\_Rich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/joshua_rich/32/44953_2.png) [@Joshua\_Rich](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Joshua_Rich)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 6:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-i-tried-to-create-a-repository-by-using-kibana-it-is-throwing-an-error-like-this/55367/6 "2016-07-13T06:47:24Z")

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The original exception you posted is because you already have a repo "my\_backup" registered that literally has the path `repo/my_backup`. Try deleting that repo and try again with the new settings.

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