# Logstash/Elasticsearch crash - old indicies not available anymore

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-elasticsearch-crash-old-indicies-not-available-anymore/18363>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 27, 2014, 7:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-elasticsearch-crash-old-indicies-not-available-anymore/18363 "2014-06-27T07:28:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peter\_Gastinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@Peter\_Gastinger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Peter_Gastinger)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 7:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-elasticsearch-crash-old-indicies-not-available-anymore/18363/1 "2014-06-27T07:28:41Z")

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Hi,

I recently upgraded my logstash/elasticsearch/kibana-installation to 1.4.2  
with elasticsearch 1.1.1 on a RHEL6.5. During the last couple of days,  
logstash and elasticsearch crashed (java heap space). The problem is, after  
restarting logstash (with embedded elasticsearch) my old indices are not  
there anymore. They are still there at the operating system level, but  
elasticsearch does not show them anymore.

Is there any way to let elasticsearch rediscover them? Thanks!

best regards,  
Peter

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-elasticsearch-crash-old-indicies-not-available-anymore/18363/2 "2017-07-06T01:19:21Z")

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