# Restoring a backup to a new file system
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You can restore a file system backup to create new file system using the AWS Management Console, CLI, and API, as described in the following procedure.

**To restore a file system from a backup**

1. Open the Amazon FSx console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/fsx/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/fsx/).

1. From the console dashboard, choose **Backups** from the left side navigation.

1. Choose the backup that you want to restore from the **Backups** table, and then choose **Restore backup**. 

   Doing so opens the file system creation wizard. This wizard is identical to the standard file system creation wizard, except the **Deployment type** and **Storage capacity** are already set and can't be changed. However, you can change the throughput capacity, associated VPC, and other settings, and storage type. The storage type is set to **SSD** by default, but you can change it to **HDD** under the following conditions:
   + The file system deployment type is **Multi-AZ** or **Single-AZ 2**.
   + The storage capacity is at least 2,000 GiB.

1. Complete the wizard as you do when you create a new file system.

1. Choose **Review and create**.

1. Review the settings you chose for your Amazon FSx file system, and then choose **Create file system**.

   Amazon FSx is creating a new file system, and once its status changes to `AVAILABLE`, you can use the file system as normal.