# Copy backup to a local machine

Make a local copy of a previously saved backup requires not more than
the backup name. This name can be taken from the list of available
backups returned by the following command:

```bash
kubectl get pxc-backup
```

When the name is known, backup can be downloaded to the local machine as
follows:

```bash
./deploy/backup/copy-backup.sh <backup-name> path/to/dir
```

For example, this downloaded backup can be restored to the local
installation of Percona Server:

```bash
service mysqld stop
rm -rf /var/lib/mysql/*
cat xtrabackup.stream | xbstream -x -C /var/lib/mysql
xtrabackup --prepare --target-dir=/var/lib/mysql
chown -R mysql:mysql /var/lib/mysql
service mysqld start
```

If needed, you can also restore the backup to a Kubernetes cluster following the instructions [in this howto](backups-move-from-external-db.md).