# ILM policy not applied

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-policy-not-applied/359780>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** ilm-index-lifecycle-management\
**Created:** [May 20, 2024, 5:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-policy-not-applied/359780 "2024-05-20T05:45:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-policy-not-applied/359780/2 "2024-05-20T12:37:38Z")

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Thanks for reaching out, @parthmaniar.

There are a few similar forum posts that might be helpful to reference:

- [ILM policy created and applied but it's not deleting the data - #4 by elasticlog](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-policy-created-and-applied-but-its-not-deleting-the-data/330727/4)
- [ILM policy not working - #6 by jisha](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-policy-not-working/302604/6)

Also this [troubleshooting guide](https://www.elastic.co/blog/troubleshooting-elasticsearch-ilm-common-issues-and-fixes) may also be a good starting point too.

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