# Keep data for X days only

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keep-data-for-x-days-only/279214>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** ilm-index-lifecycle-management\
**Created:** [July 21, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keep-data-for-x-days-only/279214 "2021-07-21T00:59:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Elitlogik](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/elitlogik/32/78920_2.png) [@Elitlogik](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Elitlogik)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keep-data-for-x-days-only/279214/1 "2021-07-21T00:59:51Z")

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I have a demo computer with limited storage. Therefore I need to delete all indexed data older than 7 days or 5 GB.

How would a life cycle policy look like to fulfill that need?

Thank you very much for your support!

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keep-data-for-x-days-only/279214/2 "2021-07-25T23:25:21Z")

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You'd set the delete phase to remove indices after 5 days.

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**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:** [July 26, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keep-data-for-x-days-only/279214/3 "2021-07-26T05:13:16Z")

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ILM can as far as I know not be configured to delete based in total data volume or index count so I am not sure what you are looking for is possible. Curator can however trigger delete based on total data size so may work for this scenario.

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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:** [August 23, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keep-data-for-x-days-only/279214/4 "2021-08-23T05:13:30Z")

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