# How to create a local snapshot of the data **URL:** \ **Category:** ScyllaDB\ **Tags:** administration, cql, nodetool, sstable, snapshot\ **Created:** [February 1, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/how-to-create-a-local-snapshot-of-the-data/4435 "2025-02-01T17:52:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Guy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.scylladb.com/guy/32/9_2.png) [@Guy](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/how-to-create-a-local-snapshot-of-the-data/4435/1 "2025-02-01T17:52:01Z")
> [@](#): > > [**Originally from the User Slack**](https://scylladb-users.slack.com/) > > ![Some_Random_Guy](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/2X/8/8f882d736f3238880831d60e9744164f58b807d4.png) **@Some\_Random\_Guy:** I want to provide local snapshots of our data for the developers, what’s the best way to go about this? > > ![avi](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/1X/b5e08becda8d9df1abff1d3a2d9ffe1126ac3fc6.jpeg) **@avi:** `nodetool snapshot` and copy the snapshot directories > > ![Some_Random_Guy](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/2X/8/8f882d736f3238880831d60e9744164f58b807d4.png) **@Some\_Random\_Guy:** I thought you had to restore the schema and copy the data to the newly created directories? > cuz they are table\_name-uuid > did i misunderstand something? > > ![avi](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/1X/b5e08becda8d9df1abff1d3a2d9ffe1126ac3fc6.jpeg) **@avi:** You can create the tables with CQL, and copy the data to the /upload directory of the new tables, then `nodetool refresh` > > ![Some_Random_Guy](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/2X/8/8f882d736f3238880831d60e9744164f58b807d4.png) **@Some\_Random\_Guy:** ok, ill look into this, thanks 🙂