# Where do the local backups go? (when S3 backups aren't enabled)
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-do-the-local-backups-go-when-s3-backups-arent-enabled/26591
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** docker
**Created:** [20 במרץ, 2015, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-do-the-local-backups-go-when-s3-backups-arent-enabled/26591 "2015-03-20T21:52:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@balupton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/balupton)
#### Post date: [20 במרץ, 2015, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-do-the-local-backups-go-when-s3-backups-arent-enabled/26591/1 "2015-03-20T21:52:17Z")
We had daily backups turned on via this thing: [Hot off the presses, automated backup support!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hot-off-the-presses-automated-backup-support/13805)
However, we had not yet setup the S3 settings.
Anyway, I accidentally rebuilt my Digital Ocean droplet, and a few days worth of content is gone. I’m wondering if there is a way to access those backups. `/var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/` is empty.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [21 במרץ, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-do-the-local-backups-go-when-s3-backups-arent-enabled/26591/2 "2015-03-21T00:25:13Z")
They are stored locally, but not sure the exact path, @zogstrip can probably answer.
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [21 במרץ, 2015, 6:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-do-the-local-backups-go-when-s3-backups-arent-enabled/26591/3 "2015-03-21T06:55:02Z")
@balupton Have you tried looking inside the container at `/var/www/discourse/public/backups/default`?
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### Author:  [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)
#### Post date: [21 במרץ, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-do-the-local-backups-go-when-s3-backups-arent-enabled/26591/4 "2015-03-21T17:18:57Z")
Or outside the container at `/var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default`.
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### Author:  [@balupton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/balupton)
#### Post date: [21 במרץ, 2015, 5:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-do-the-local-backups-go-when-s3-backups-arent-enabled/26591/5 "2015-03-21T17:48:45Z")
`/var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default` that was the spot for me 🙂 thanks @riking
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [21 במרץ, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-do-the-local-backups-go-when-s3-backups-arent-enabled/26591/8 "2015-03-21T19:36:18Z")