diff --git a/backend/models/file-model.ts b/backend/models/file-model.ts
index f753f2a..33ca3c5 100644
--- a/backend/models/file-model.ts
+++ b/backend/models/file-model.ts
@@ -97,70 +97,15 @@ export interface FileInterface
 
 fileSchema.index(
   { "metadata.owner": 1, "metadata.parent": 1, filename: 1 },
-  { background: true }
+  { collation: { locale: "en", strength: 2 }, background: true }
 );
-
 fileSchema.index(
   { "metadata.owner": 1, "metadata.parent": 1, uploadDate: 1 },
   { background: true }
 );
-
-fileSchema.index(
-  { "metadata.owner": 1, "metadata.parent": 1, filename: 1 },
-  { background: true }
-);
-
-fileSchema.index(
-  { "metadata.owner": 1, "metadata.parent": 1, uploadDate: 1 },
-  { collation: { locale: "en", strength: 2 }, background: true }
-);
-
-fileSchema.index(
-  { "metadata.owner": 1, "metadata.parent": 1, filename: 1 },
-  { collation: { locale: "en", strength: 2 }, background: true }
-);
-
-fileSchema.index({ "metadata.owner": 1 }, { background: true });
-
-fileSchema.index({ "metadata.parent": 1 }, { background: true });
-
-fileSchema.index({ uploadDate: 1 }, { background: true });
-
 fileSchema.index({ "metadata.trashed": 1 }, { background: true });
-
 fileSchema.index({ "metadata.hasThumbnail": 1 }, { background: true });
 
-fileSchema.index(
-  { filename: 1 },
-  { collation: { locale: "en", strength: 2 }, background: true }
-);
-
-fileSchema.index(
-  { "metadata.parent": 1 },
-  { collation: { locale: "en", strength: 2 }, background: true }
-);
-
-fileSchema.index(
-  { "metadata.owner": 1 },
-  { collation: { locale: "en", strength: 2 }, background: true }
-);
-
-// fileSchema.index(
-//   { filename: 1 },
-//   { collation: { locale: "en", strength: 2 }, background: true }
-// );
-// fileSchema.index(
-//   { filename: -1 },
-//   { collation: { locale: "en", strength: 2 }, background: true }
-// );
-// fileSchema.index({ uploadDate: 1 }, { background: true });
-// fileSchema.index({ uploadDate: -1 }, { background: true });
-// fileSchema.index({ "metadata.parent": 1 }, { background: true });
-// fileSchema.index({ "metadata.owner": 1 }, { background: true });
-// fileSchema.index({ "metadata.isVideo": 1 }, { background: true });
-// fileSchema.index({ "metadata.hasThumbnail": 1 }, { background: true });
-// fileSchema.index({ "metadata.trashed": 1 }, { background: true });
-
 const File = mongoose.model<FileInterface>("fs.files", fileSchema);
 
 export default File;
diff --git a/backend/models/folder-model.ts b/backend/models/folder-model.ts
index f1c33cb..db7d6e7 100644
--- a/backend/models/folder-model.ts
+++ b/backend/models/folder-model.ts
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ export interface FolderInterface
   trashed: boolean | null;
 }
 
-folderSchema.index({ owner: 1, parent: 1, name: 1 }, { background: true });
-folderSchema.index({ owner: 1, parent: 1, createdAt: 1 }, { background: true });
 folderSchema.index({ createdAt: 1 }, { background: true });
 folderSchema.index({ owner: 1 }, { background: true });
 folderSchema.index({ trashed: 1 }, { background: true });