# Index suck in forcemerge

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-suck-in-forcemerge/252375
**Category:** Elastic Search
**Created:** [October 16, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-suck-in-forcemerge/252375 "2020-10-16T17:08:36Z")
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### Author: ![chaybird001](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chaybird001/32/76932_2.png) [@chaybird001](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chaybird001)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-suck-in-forcemerge/252375/1 "2020-10-16T17:08:36Z")

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Hi Everyone,

I attempted to force merge an index, but whenever I \_cat/shards, the index is stuck at forcemerge. How do I remove forcemerge from the index?

Thanks,

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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: [November 4, 2022, 8:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-suck-in-forcemerge/252375/2 "2022-11-04T08:15:34Z")

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