# Elasticsearch not able to see all the indices

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-not-able-to-see-all-the-indices/247590>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 4, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-not-able-to-see-all-the-indices/247590 "2020-09-04T19:27:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![anantvir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/anantvir/32/77809_2.png) [@anantvir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/anantvir)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-not-able-to-see-all-the-indices/247590/1 "2020-09-04T19:27:50Z")

</div>

I am using an index file which looks like '9L9\_imsWTYO3-1p9y0MtKg' from some one else's elastic index and trying to put the file in 'elasticsearch\data\nodes\0\indices'. But my elasticsearch cannot read that particular index I am trying to add to that path. But elasticsearch can read all other indices which I have created in my system. What could be the problem ? Can someone please guide me what can I do next ?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-not-able-to-see-all-the-indices/247590/2 "2020-09-04T19:39:30Z")

</div>

That is not a supported way to copy data into a cluster and will not work. You should **never** add, delete or modify data at the file system level. Use the snapshot/restore functionality instead.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-not-able-to-see-all-the-indices/247590/3 "2020-10-02T19:39:32Z")

</div>

Closed on October 2, 2020, 7:39pm UTC

This topic was automatically closed 28 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.