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title: Restore
weight: 1010
aliases:
  - /rancher/v2.0-v2.4/en/backups/restorations
  - /rancher/v2.0-v2.4/en/backups/legacy/restore
  - /rancher/v2.0-v2.4/en/backups/v2.0.x-v2.4.x/restore
  - /rancher/v2.x/en/backups/v2.0.x-v2.4.x/restore/
---
If you lose the data on your Rancher Server, you can restore it if you have backups stored in a safe location.

- [Restoring backups for Rancher installed with Docker](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/backup-restore-and-disaster-recovery/restore-docker-installed-rancher.md)
- [Restoring backups for Rancher installed on an RKE Kubernetes cluster](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/backup-restore-and-disaster-recovery/restore-rancher-launched-kubernetes-clusters-from-backup.md)
- [Restoring backups for Rancher installed on a K3s Kubernetes cluster](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/backup-restore-and-disaster-recovery/restore-k3s-installed-rancher.md)

If you are looking to restore your [Rancher launched Kubernetes cluster](../../pages-for-subheaders/launch-kubernetes-with-rancher.md), please refer to [this section](../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/manage-clusters/restoring-etcd.md).