# Can't restore a 20GB backup on a 60GB Digital Ocean instance (fresh Discourse install)

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-restore-a-20gb-backup-on-a-60gb-digital-ocean-instance-fresh-discourse-install/77350>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [6 Enero, 2018 02:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-restore-a-20gb-backup-on-a-60gb-digital-ocean-instance-fresh-discourse-install/77350 "2018-01-06T02:49:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![meglio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/meglio/32/71444_2.png) [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Post date:** [7 Enero, 2018 01:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-restore-a-20gb-backup-on-a-60gb-digital-ocean-instance-fresh-discourse-install/77350/4 "2018-01-07T01:43:24Z")

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> [@sam](#):
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> I would first follow @codinghorror recommendation here and do a restore of database only and copy files by hand.

Did so and it worked. Thanks Jeff and Sam for your input.

> [@sam](#):
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> Additionally, for meta when I restored it sat for about 30 minutes on CREATE INDEX, you are just going to have to wait it out.

Yep, I realise, but it wasn’t the case. The disk got full 100% – I think because of the manipulation with the backup file (copying, then unzipping, so effectively tripling the original backup size).

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