# Deleted index directories still can data logs through kibana **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [April 16, 2015, 6:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleted-index-directories-still-can-data-logs-through-kibana/23269 "2015-04-16T06:50:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ch\_Ravikishore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@Ch\_Ravikishore](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ch_Ravikishore)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 6:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleted-index-directories-still-can-data-logs-through-kibana/23269/1 "2015-04-16T06:50:34Z")
Hi, I deleted the index directories from \*/data/Cluster/nodes/0/indices But still I am able to access logs from kibana dashboard. I don't know where I went wrong.Please suggest me to delete 7 day old indices. index directory name format : logstash-2015.04.02 Thanks in advance, Regards, Ravi -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/d940ccb4-c295-43c5-8901-f1dac62ec044%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/d940ccb4-c295-43c5-8901-f1dac62ec044%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 7:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleted-index-directories-still-can-data-logs-through-kibana/23269/2 "2015-04-16T07:30:54Z")
Elasticsearch Curator ([GitHub - elastic/curator: Curator: Tending your Elasticsearch indices](https://github.com/elasticsearch/curator)) is a better way to manage deletion of indices. Deleting them off the file system is messy. On 16 April 2015 at 16:50, Ch Ravikishore [ravikishore.rising@gmail.com](mailto:ravikishore.rising@gmail.com) wrote: > Hi, > > I deleted the index directories from \*/data/Cluster/nodes/0/indices > But still I am able to access logs from kibana dashboard. I don't know > where I went wrong.Please suggest me to delete 7 day old indices. > index directory name format : > logstash-2015.04.02 > > Thanks in advance, > Regards, > Ravi > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/d940ccb4-c295-43c5-8901-f1dac62ec044%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/d940ccb4-c295-43c5-8901-f1dac62ec044%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/d940ccb4-c295-43c5-8901-f1dac62ec044%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/d940ccb4-c295-43c5-8901-f1dac62ec044%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEYi1X8K89QMbJnSkpxFLmS\_VN50%2BYi5f5kvew1B%3DnieZj1-cQ%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEYi1X8K89QMbJnSkpxFLmS_VN50%2BYi5f5kvew1B%3DnieZj1-cQ%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Ch\_Ravikishore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@Ch\_Ravikishore](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ch_Ravikishore)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 8:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleted-index-directories-still-can-data-logs-through-kibana/23269/3 "2015-04-16T08:42:33Z")
Hi, I am new to linux machine , I have python 2.4.3 installed in my machine where pip installation is throwing error. Could you help to install curator and configure that. Thanks On Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 1:01:30 PM UTC+5:30, Mark Walkom wrote: > Elasticsearch Curator ([GitHub - elastic/curator: Curator: Tending your Elasticsearch indices](https://github.com/elasticsearch/curator)) is a > better way to manage deletion of indices. > > Deleting them off the file system is messy. > > On 16 April 2015 at 16:50, Ch Ravikishore \<[ravikisho...@gmail.com](mailto:ravikisho...@gmail.com) > \\> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I deleted the index directories from \*/data/Cluster/nodes/0/indices > > But still I am able to access logs from kibana dashboard. I don't know > > where I went wrong.Please suggest me to delete 7 day old indices. > > index directory name format : > > logstash-2015.04.02 > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Regards, > > Ravi > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com) \. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/d940ccb4-c295-43c5-8901-f1dac62ec044%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/d940ccb4-c295-43c5-8901-f1dac62ec044%40googlegroups.com) > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/d940ccb4-c295-43c5-8901-f1dac62ec044%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/d940ccb4-c295-43c5-8901-f1dac62ec044%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > . > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6a4ec611-e386-4f6a-85d0-43c563c796f0%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6a4ec611-e386-4f6a-85d0-43c563c796f0%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleted-index-directories-still-can-data-logs-through-kibana/23269/4 "2017-07-06T00:19:22Z")