# PVC reuse when removing pod

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pvc-reuse-when-removing-pod/191898>\
**Category:** Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK)\
**Created:** [July 23, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pvc-reuse-when-removing-pod/191898 "2019-07-23T18:55:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![LaurentGoderre](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/laurentgoderre/32/48839_2.png) [@LaurentGoderre](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LaurentGoderre)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pvc-reuse-when-removing-pod/191898/1 "2019-07-23T18:55:27Z")

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When a pod is removed the previous PVC is not used and as new one is created. How do I ensure persistence when deleting pods?

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**Author:** ![Anya\_Sabo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/anya_sabo/32/49903_2.png) [@Anya\_Sabo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Anya_Sabo)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pvc-reuse-when-removing-pod/191898/2 "2019-07-23T19:21:03Z")

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PVC reuse will be the default in the future when the migration to stateful sets is complete. There's a meta issue here tracking the work if you'd like to take a look:

> <https://github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/issues/1299>

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**Author:** ![LaurentGoderre](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/laurentgoderre/32/48839_2.png) [@LaurentGoderre](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LaurentGoderre)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pvc-reuse-when-removing-pod/191898/3 "2019-07-24T13:32:15Z")

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Awesome! 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, 7:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pvc-reuse-when-removing-pod/191898/4 "2022-11-04T07:18:08Z")

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