# Restore Channel Backup when umbrel node crashes

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/restore-channel-backup-when-umbrel-node-crashes/5316>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [December 20, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/restore-channel-backup-when-umbrel-node-crashes/5316 "2021-12-20T13:16:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rammadamma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@rammadamma](https://community.umbrel.com/u/rammadamma)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/restore-channel-backup-when-umbrel-node-crashes/5316/1 "2021-12-20T13:16:32Z")

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Hello everybody,

is there a way to get a backup file from am moment bevore my node crashed? I had to setup a completly new system inkl. Harddrive. So there is no way to get a stored backup from the drive!  
The node crashed on 27.11.2021.

thanks in advance

Oli

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**Author:** ![jonsyu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/jonsyu/32/1803_2.png) [@jonsyu](https://community.umbrel.com/u/jonsyu)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/restore-channel-backup-when-umbrel-node-crashes/5316/2 "2021-12-20T19:24:38Z")

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Pinging @louneskmt on this

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**Author:** ![louneskmt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/louneskmt/32/13_2.png) [@louneskmt](https://community.umbrel.com/u/louneskmt)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/restore-channel-backup-when-umbrel-node-crashes/5316/3 "2021-12-20T21:36:23Z")

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Can you provide me with your backup ID and the date you need to recover to?

You can get your backup ID by running:

```auto
ssh umbrel@umbrel.local "cat umbrel/logs/karen.log | grep 'backup ID' | tail -n 1"

```