# Etcd-snapshot vs Rancher backup

**URL:** https://forums.suse.com/t/etcd-snapshot-vs-rancher-backup/39307
**Category:** SUSE Rancher Prime
**Created:** [October 27, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/etcd-snapshot-vs-rancher-backup/39307 "2022-10-27T10:27:06Z")
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### Author: ![tjensen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/91b2a8/32.png) [@tjensen](https://forums.suse.com/u/tjensen)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/etcd-snapshot-vs-rancher-backup/39307/1 "2022-10-27T10:27:06Z")

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Hi,

When doing backups of upstream clusters are there any recommendations of which method to use rke snapshots or rancher backup?

What is the difference between running a Rancher Backup vs etcd-snapshot?

Are there cases where one of them is preferred?

I have had cases where Rancher restore fails and it seems more complicated than restoring from etcd-snapshot.

Best regards  
Troels