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@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ Alternatively, you can make one directly by running the following query:
CREATE SNAPSHOT;
```

<Callout type="info">
If another snapshot is already being created or no committed writes to the database have been made since the last snapshot this query will fail with an error.
</Callout>

By default, snapshot files are saved inside the `var/lib/memgraph/snapshots` directory.

To query which snapshots currently exist in the data directory, execute:
@@ -153,6 +157,11 @@ background thread will pause and no snapshots will be created as long as that
mode is active. The job will continue with the last defined interval when the
storage mode is changed to `IN_MEMORY_TRANSACTIONAL` storage mode.

<Callout type="info">
The periodic snapshot will be skipped if another snapshot is in progress or no new writes have been committed since the last snapshot.
If the periodic snapshot is skipped it will be logged on INFO level.
</Callout>

<Callout type="warning">
Snapshots and WAL files are presently not compatible between Memgraph versions.
</Callout>