# Copying backups within the same account
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You can use the AWS Management Console and AWS CLI to manually copy backups within the same AWS account to another AWS Region (cross-Region copies) or within the same AWS Region (in-Region copies) using the following procedures.

## To copy a backup within the same account (cross-Region or in-Region) using the console
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1. Open the Amazon FSx console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/fsx/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/fsx/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Backups**.

1. In the **Backups** table, choose the backup that you want to copy, and then choose **Copy backup**.

1. In the **Settings** section, do the following:
   + In the **Destination Region** list, choose a destination AWS Region to copy the backup to. The destination can be in another AWS Region (cross-Region copy) or within the same AWS Region (in-Region copy).
   + (Optional) Select **Copy Tags** to copy tags from the source backup to the destination backup. If you select **Copy Tags** and also add tags at step 6, all the tags are merged.

1. For **Encryption**, choose the AWS KMS encryption key to encrypt the copied backup.

1. For **Tags - optional**, enter a key and value to add tags for your copied backup. If you add tags here and also selected **Copy Tags** at step 4, all the tags are merged.

1. Choose **Copy backup**.

Your backup is copied within the same AWS account to the selected AWS Region.

## To copy a backup within the same account (cross-Region or in-Region) using the CLI
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+ Use the `copy-backup` CLI command or the [CopyBackup](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/fsx/latest/APIReference/API_CopyBackup.html) API operation to copy a backup within the same AWS account, either across an AWS Region or within an AWS Region.

  The following command copies a backup with an ID of `backup-0abc123456789cba7` from the `us-east-1` Region.

  ```
  aws fsx copy-backup \
    --source-backup-id backup-0abc123456789cba7 \
    --source-region us-east-1
  ```

  The response shows the description of the copied backup.

   You can view your backups on the Amazon FSx console or programmatically using the `describe-backups` CLI command or the [DescribeBackups](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/fsx/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeBackups.html) API operation.