# Removed index by mistake

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/removed-index-by-mistake/156865>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 15, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/removed-index-by-mistake/156865 "2018-11-15T13:12:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![charlot\_Attard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8797f3/32.png) [@charlot\_Attard](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/charlot_Attard)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/removed-index-by-mistake/156865/1 "2018-11-15T13:12:24Z")

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I have an elastic search with graylog . By mistake I removed a closed index which we needed. After I did a folder restore of /var/lib/elasticsearch/nodes/0/indices/nameofindex but I need to find a way how to enable elastic search do a re-scan and import the deleted index back into gray log.

Thanks,

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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:** [November 16, 2018, 12:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/removed-index-by-mistake/156865/2 "2018-11-16T00:02:38Z")

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Did you try reopening the index?

Otherwise you may want to try restarting the node and seeing if it recovers it as a dangling index.

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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:** [December 14, 2018, 12:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/removed-index-by-mistake/156865/3 "2018-12-14T00:02:41Z")

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Closed on December 14, 2018, 12:02am UTC

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