# Deleting hdfs snapshot does not delete backup files

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleting-hdfs-snapshot-does-not-delete-backup-files/50387>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 19, 2016, 1:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleting-hdfs-snapshot-does-not-delete-backup-files/50387 "2016-05-19T01:35:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![sweetest.sj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sweetest.sj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sweetest.sj)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 1:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleting-hdfs-snapshot-does-not-delete-backup-files/50387/1 "2016-05-19T01:35:51Z")

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hey, I am using ES 1.7.4 with elasticsearch hdfs-repository pluigin 2.1.3

seems like DELETE /\_snapshot/my-snapshot operation does not delete hdfs block at all?

how do you manage hdfs files then?

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 10:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleting-hdfs-snapshot-does-not-delete-backup-files/50387/2 "2017-07-05T22:50:32Z")

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