# Elasticsearch data folder naming convention 5.6

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-data-folder-naming-convention-5-6/187549>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 26, 2019, 10:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-data-folder-naming-convention-5-6/187549 "2019-06-26T10:50:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Prashant\_Rana](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/prashant_rana/32/42952_2.png) [@Prashant\_Rana](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Prashant_Rana)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 10:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-data-folder-naming-convention-5-6/187549/1 "2019-06-26T10:50:23Z")

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Hi, I have noticed that the naming pattern for the folders of indices is the id of the index in ES 5.6 as compared to ES 2.2(where it was the index name).

I wanted to know if there is a setting with which we can **retain the naming pattern as the index name in ES 5.6.**

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**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:** [June 26, 2019, 11:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-data-folder-naming-convention-5-6/187549/2 "2019-06-26T11:54:55Z")

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No but you can use the `_cat/indices` API to know.

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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 24, 2019, 11:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-data-folder-naming-convention-5-6/187549/3 "2019-07-24T11:54:56Z")

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