# Delete Index and How to free up disk space **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 13, 2017, 12:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-index-and-how-to-free-up-disk-space/100354 "2017-09-13T12:37:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![swlee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@swlee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/swlee)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2017, 12:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-index-and-how-to-free-up-disk-space/100354/1 "2017-09-13T12:37:21Z")
using elastic 5.3.0 i was delete indices because "high disk watermark [90%]" warn. but disk space did not free up yet there is no "\_optimze" method.. how to free up? please help ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-index-and-how-to-free-up-disk-space/100354/2 "2017-09-13T12:53:08Z")
I'm surprised that removing indices does not free disk space. What command did you run? What gives ``` GET _cat/indices?v ``` ---
**Author:** ![swlee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@swlee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/swlee)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-index-and-how-to-free-up-disk-space/100354/3 "2017-09-13T12:54:55Z")
GET /\_cat/indices?v&s=store.size:desc result is... ```auto yellow open pf.raw.20170912 9QerYLinSqa3Jw-XyTNbJA 5 1 134610464 0 118.1gb 118.1gb yellow open pf.raw.20170913 xIEGzpbnTCCk4ZoX8LTR8Q 5 1 13990301 0 14.6gb 14.6gb yellow open pf.raw.apm.text UwAyR9KCS2qGYMvs5fv23A 5 1 915432 12309 363.5mb 363.5mb yellow open pf.day.20170913 o477cKFaQ9m1VIJyg2JcQQ 5 1 27466 0 52.9mb 52.9mb yellow open pf.day.20170816 STPr_pY-SnW_4KLMydEZBA 5 1 47397 0 44.4mb 44.4mb yellow open pf.day.20170813 ZyuidfvGQTKyvTCC3k462g 5 1 47202 0 44.3mb 44.3mb yellow open pf.day.20170808 4IwYz60zSJSQy37OXflYAA 5 1 46840 0 44.1mb 44.1mb ``` And ```auto GET /_cat/shards/pf.raw.20170913* pf.raw.20170913 2 p STARTED 2943304 2.6gb 1.255.114.65 a-5 pf.raw.20170913 2 r UNASSIGNED pf.raw.20170913 3 p STARTED 2943290 2.8gb 1.255.114.65 a-5 pf.raw.20170913 3 r UNASSIGNED pf.raw.20170913 4 p STARTED 2943451 2.6gb 1.255.114.65 a-5 pf.raw.20170913 4 r UNASSIGNED pf.raw.20170913 1 p STARTED 2943932 2.6gb 1.255.114.65 a-5 pf.raw.20170913 1 r UNASSIGNED pf.raw.20170913 0 p STARTED 2942141 2.5gb 1.255.114.65 a-5 pf.raw.20170913 0 r UNASSIGNED ``` ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2017, 1:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-index-and-how-to-free-up-disk-space/100354/4 "2017-09-13T13:14:32Z")
Wanna remove index from yesterday? ```auto DELETE pf.raw.20170912 ``` **Warning** IT WILL REMOVE YOUR DATA! ---
**Author:** ![swlee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@swlee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/swlee)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2017, 1:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-index-and-how-to-free-up-disk-space/100354/5 "2017-09-13T13:19:30Z")
no.. i was delete older index , between 'pf.raw.20170501' ~ 'pf.raw.20170911' there are delete successfully, and no longer can't search. but disk space not free.. ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2017, 1:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-index-and-how-to-free-up-disk-space/100354/6 "2017-09-13T13:24:49Z")
How much disk space you have in total? ---
**Author:** ![swlee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@swlee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/swlee)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2017, 1:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-index-and-how-to-free-up-disk-space/100354/7 "2017-09-13T13:27:41Z")
> [@dadoonet](#): > > How much disk space you have in total? our disk space 1.9T/ 2.0T Avail 53GB ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-index-and-how-to-free-up-disk-space/100354/8 "2017-09-13T13:30:35Z")
The biggest index is `118.1gb` as you pasted. You should try to check in which dir exactly all the storage has gone IMO. Can you check what is the disk space used by elasticsearch `data` dir? ---
**Author:** ![swlee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@swlee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/swlee)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-index-and-how-to-free-up-disk-space/100354/9 "2017-09-13T13:48:58Z")
sorry, another directory problem... thank you for help ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 1:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-index-and-how-to-free-up-disk-space/100354/10 "2017-10-11T13:50:03Z")
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