# Snaphost with closed indices **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 19, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snaphost-with-closed-indices/233421 "2020-05-19T23:11:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![khzied](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/khzied/32/68486_2.png) [@khzied](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/khzied)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snaphost-with-closed-indices/233421/1 "2020-05-19T23:11:42Z")
hello, If I close indices to reduce the number of shards, the process of the creation of snaphot continue without problem? BR ---
**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:** [May 19, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snaphost-with-closed-indices/233421/2 "2020-05-19T23:27:48Z")
Are you talking about closing indices while the snapshot has already started? ---
**Author:** ![khzied](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/khzied/32/68486_2.png) [@khzied](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/khzied)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snaphost-with-closed-indices/233421/3 "2020-05-20T00:01:55Z")
Now Snapshot of my cluster is correctly configured to backup all indices (all are open) Now I want to close some indices to reduce shards number. My question : if i close now indices, the next Time Snapshot cluster will run, he will backup all indices including closed? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snaphost-with-closed-indices/233421/4 "2020-06-17T00:01:56Z")
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