# Deleted .tasks Index; Will that create a problem?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleted-tasks-index-will-that-create-a-problem/170598
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [March 2, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleted-tasks-index-will-that-create-a-problem/170598 "2019-03-02T18:40:42Z")
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### Author: ![ywelsch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ywelsch/32/7751_2.png) [@ywelsch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ywelsch)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2019, 6:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleted-tasks-index-will-that-create-a-problem/170598/2 "2019-03-08T18:39:44Z")

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yes, your assumptions are correct. The .tasks index currently only stores historical information about some of the past tasks that have run (reindex tasks, deleting ML jobs, and a few others), so you can safely delete it. It will be recreated when the next task will be indexed.

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