# Why auto delete the monitoring data(7 days) about es and kibana how to change it

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-auto-delete-the-monitoring-data-7-days-about-es-and-kibana-how-to-change-it/103281
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [October 10, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-auto-delete-the-monitoring-data-7-days-about-es-and-kibana-how-to-change-it/103281 "2017-10-10T01:44:51Z")
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### Author: ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2017, 3:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-auto-delete-the-monitoring-data-7-days-about-es-and-kibana-how-to-change-it/103281/4 "2017-10-10T03:00:47Z")

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Please see the documentation for the [X-Pack Monitoring Settings](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.5/monitoring-settings.html#monitoring-collection-settings)

The default value is _7 days_ for all licenses.  
The ability to configure that setting only exists in Gold or Platinum.

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