# Old .monitoring indices aren't being deleted

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/old-monitoring-indices-arent-being-deleted/145436
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [August 21, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/old-monitoring-indices-arent-being-deleted/145436 "2018-08-21T17:23:41Z")
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### Author: ![oblakeerickson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/oblakeerickson/32/34602_2.png) [@oblakeerickson](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/oblakeerickson)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/old-monitoring-indices-arent-being-deleted/145436/3 "2018-08-21T17:58:01Z")

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> [@theuntergeek](#):
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> unless the settings that enable/disable this have been configured, or a longer-than-7 day retention period is configured.

I'm pretty sure with a basic license you can't configure these settings anyways?

> [@Why auto delete the monitoring data(7 days) about es and kibana how to change it](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-auto-delete-the-monitoring-data-7-days-about-es-and-kibana-how-to-change-it/103281/4):
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> The default value is _7 days_ for all licenses.  
> The ability to configure that setting only exists in Gold or Platinum.

In our elasticsearch.yml we don't have any monitoring related settings set.

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