# Remove old index

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-old-index/366694>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 17, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-old-index/366694 "2024-09-17T18:05:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![elasticforme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f05b48/32.png) [@elasticforme](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elasticforme)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-old-index/366694/1 "2024-09-17T18:05:39Z")

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If I am running 8.5.1 elastic version. can I remove old system index like  
.kibana\_task\_manager\_1...  
.kibana\_7.17.1\_001, 002 etc..  
.kibana-event-log-7.17.1...  
.kibana\_task\_manager\_7.17.1\_001...  
.security-7  
.monitoring-kibana-7

is it safe to do?