# CCR: deleted follower index without unfollow

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ccr-deleted-follower-index-without-unfollow/245548
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Tags:** ccr-cross-cluster-replication
**Created:** [August 19, 2020, 8:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ccr-deleted-follower-index-without-unfollow/245548 "2020-08-19T08:36:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![pravinpr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecb155/32.png) [@pravinpr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pravinpr)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2020, 8:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ccr-deleted-follower-index-without-unfollow/245548/1 "2020-08-19T08:36:41Z")

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Hi,

I have deleted an index on follower cluster without unfollowing it.

I need to create a follower with same index name. However, unable to do that.  
Can you please suggest?

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### Author: ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ccr-deleted-follower-index-without-unfollow/245548/2 "2020-08-20T00:32:32Z")

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Welcome to our community! 😃

What version of Elasticsearch are you on?  
What error are you seeing when you try to create the follower?

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### Author: ![pravinpr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecb155/32.png) [@pravinpr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pravinpr)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2020, 9:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ccr-deleted-follower-index-without-unfollow/245548/3 "2020-08-20T09:04:30Z")

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Hi Mark,

Thank you!

We are using 7.6.0.

I was getting the error yesterday. I missed to capture the error.  
I tried replicating it now. But couldn't replicate it. It seems to be working fine.

So now I have one question, if we can delete a follower index without unfollowing leader and create follower again, is it really required to pause follow and close leader index before unfollowing?

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2020, 9:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ccr-deleted-follower-index-without-unfollow/245548/4 "2020-09-17T09:04:31Z")

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