# How to remove Marvel auto generated indices and shards **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 24, 2016, 9:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-remove-marvel-auto-generated-indices-and-shards/58789 "2016-08-24T09:05:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Akshay\_Kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@Akshay\_Kumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Akshay_Kumar)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 9:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-remove-marvel-auto-generated-indices-and-shards/58789/1 "2016-08-24T09:05:52Z")
Marvel is generation indices and shards every day . i don't need any such junk . is there any way to stop marvel from creating indices automatically? ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/2/2e0734066346c02aefd62ed5acfc526271d82873.PNG) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/a/ae7937619d20a0ab97d148b4f1695803b5c6b228.PNG) this example shows just today's indices and shards i deleted many from previous days ---
**Author:** ![danielmitterdorfer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/danielmitterdorfer/32/110510_2.png) [@danielmitterdorfer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/danielmitterdorfer)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-remove-marvel-auto-generated-indices-and-shards/58789/2 "2016-08-24T09:57:01Z")
Hi @Akshay_Kumar, see [Marvel docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/marvel/current/configuration.html). Daniel ---
**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, 10:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-remove-marvel-auto-generated-indices-and-shards/58789/3 "2017-07-05T22:25:36Z")
Closed on July 5, 2017, 10:25pm UTC