# Delete unassigned DANGLING\_INDEX\_IMPORTED shards

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-unassigned-dangling-index-imported-shards/146672
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [August 30, 2018, 10:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-unassigned-dangling-index-imported-shards/146672 "2018-08-30T10:17:07Z")
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### Author: ![lunatic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lunatic/32/55516_2.png) [@lunatic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lunatic)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2018, 4:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-unassigned-dangling-index-imported-shards/146672/2 "2018-09-03T04:25:16Z")

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Solved at [Endless creating index after delete another index](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/endless-creating-index-after-delete-another-index/146334/5?u=lunatic)

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