# Elasticsearch: Exception while starting ES, failed to delete one of translog file **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 30, 2016, 4:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exception-while-starting-es-failed-to-delete-one-of-translog-file/45751 "2016-03-30T04:29:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![krushnat\_khawale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/krushnat_khawale/32/6652_2.png) [@krushnat\_khawale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/krushnat_khawale)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 4:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exception-while-starting-es-failed-to-delete-one-of-translog-file/45751/1 "2016-03-30T04:29:02Z")
Hi, When I am starting ES from command prompt on windows, it is starting but with some exceptions. Here I am posting what exceptions ES is asking for, ``` [2016-03-30 08:59:05,828][WARN][index.translog] [Melody Guthrie] [packetbeat-2016.03.29][0] failed to delete temp file D:\elasticsearch-2.1.0\data\elasticsearch\nodes\0\indices\packetbeat-2016.03.29\0\translog\translog-5052304744414579251.tlog java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException: D:\elasticsearch-2.1.0\data\elasticsearch\nodes\0\indices\packetbeat-2016.03.29\0\translog\translog-5052304744414579251.tlog at sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.translateToIOException(WindowsException.java:79) ``` This is also causing kibana uninitialized with message, "Plugin ES is still initializing index .kibana" \*\*What are these translog files are? \*\* **I've tried to access the file physically through file system on the above path, the file is not** **even exist. then, Why it is trying to delete the files?** ``` {"type":"log","@timestamp":"2016-03-30T04:50:23+00:00","tags":["status","plugin:kibana","info"],"pid":7116,"name":"plugin:kibana","state":"green","message":"Status changed from uninitialized to green - Ready","prevState":"uninitialized","prevMsg":"uninitialized"} {"type":"log","@timestamp":"2016-03-30T04:50:23+00:00","tags":["status","plugin:elasticsearch","info"],"pid":7116,"name":"plugin:elasticsearch","state":"yellow","message":"Status changed from uninitialized to yellow - Waiting for Elasticsearch","prevState":"uninitialized","prevMsg":"uninitialized"} {"type":"log","@timestamp":"2016-03-30T04:50:24+00:00","tags":["status","plugin:kbn_vislib_vis_types","info"],"pid":7116,"name":"plugin:kbn_vislib_vis_types","state":"green","message":"Status changed from uninitialized to green - Ready","prevState":"uninitialized","prevMsg":"uninitialized"} {"type":"log","@timestamp":"2016-03-30T04:50:24+00:00","tags":["status","plugin:markdown_vis","info"],"pid":7116,"name":"plugin:markdown_vis","state":"green","message":"Status changed from uninitialized to green - Ready","prevState":"uninitialized","prevMsg":"uninitialized"} {"type":"log","@timestamp":"2016-03-30T04:50:24+00:00","tags":["status","plugin:metric_vis","info"],"pid":7116,"name":"plugin:metric_vis","state":"green","message":"Status changed from uninitialized to green - Ready","prevState":"uninitialized","prevMsg":"uninitialized"} {"type":"log","@timestamp":"2016-03-30T04:50:24+00:00","tags":["status","plugin:spyModes","info"],"pid":7116,"name":"plugin:spyModes","state":"green","message":"Status changed from uninitialized to green - Ready","prevState":"uninitialized","prevMsg":"uninitialized"} {"type":"log","@timestamp":"2016-03-30T04:50:24+00:00","tags":["status","plugin:statusPage","info"],"pid":7116,"name":"plugin:statusPage","state":"green","message":"Status changed from uninitialized to green - Ready","prevState":"uninitialized","prevMsg":"uninitialized"} {"type":"log","@timestamp":"2016-03-30T04:50:24+00:00","tags":["status","plugin:table_vis","info"],"pid":7116,"name":"plugin:table_vis","state":"green","message":"Status changed from uninitialized to green - Ready","prevState":"uninitialized","prevMsg":"uninitialized"} {"type":"log","@timestamp":"2016-03-30T04:50:24+00:00","tags":["listening","info"],"pid":7116,"message":"Server running at http://0.0.0.0:5601"} {"type":"log","@timestamp":"2016-03-30T04:50:24+00:00","tags":["status","plugin:elasticsearch","error"],"pid":7116,"name":"plugin:elasticsearch","state":"red","message":"Status changed from yellow to red - Elasticsearch is still initializing the kibana index... Trying again in 2.5 second.","prevState":"yellow","prevMsg":"Waiting for Elasticsearch"} ``` ---
**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:** [March 30, 2016, 5:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exception-while-starting-es-failed-to-delete-one-of-translog-file/45751/2 "2016-03-30T05:10:41Z")
Which version? ---
**Author:** ![krushnat\_khawale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/krushnat_khawale/32/6652_2.png) [@krushnat\_khawale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/krushnat_khawale)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 8:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exception-while-starting-es-failed-to-delete-one-of-translog-file/45751/3 "2016-03-30T08:11:21Z")
ES: 2.1.0 Kibana: 4.3 ---
**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:** [March 30, 2016, 8:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exception-while-starting-es-failed-to-delete-one-of-translog-file/45751/4 "2016-03-30T08:52:47Z")
Upgrade to 2.1.1: [https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/14872](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/14872) ---
**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, 11:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exception-while-starting-es-failed-to-delete-one-of-translog-file/45751/5 "2017-07-05T23:04:08Z")