# 0.13.0: work and data dirs

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/0-13-0-work-and-data-dirs/3607>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 29, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/0-13-0-work-and-data-dirs/3607 "2010-11-29T19:49:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Reto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Reto](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Reto)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/0-13-0-work-and-data-dirs/3607/1 "2010-11-29T19:49:53Z")

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Hi,

I'm unsure about the usage of the "work" directory in the newest  
0.13.0 release. I don't get a "work" directory at my installation  
(since I don't run a cluster?). But it's my understanding that it is  
still being used.  
Should I point "path.work" to the same directory as "path.data"? Or  
rather to /tmp? What's stored in it?

Sincerely,  
Reto

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**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/0-13-0-work-and-data-dirs/3607/2 "2010-11-29T21:19:31Z")

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Hi,

Currently, nothing is stored in path.work, but in the future temporary  
data might be stored there. So, the best place for it is a local temp  
location.

-shay.banon

On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 9:49 PM, Reto [retoonline@gmail.com](mailto:retoonline@gmail.com) wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm unsure about the usage of the "work" directory in the newest  
> 0.13.0 release. I don't get a "work" directory at my installation  
> (since I don't run a cluster?). But it's my understanding that it is  
> still being used.  
> Should I point "path.work" to the same directory as "path.data"? Or  
> rather to /tmp? What's stored in it?
> 
> Sincerely,  
> Reto

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**Author:** ![Reto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Reto](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Reto)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/0-13-0-work-and-data-dirs/3607/3 "2010-11-29T23:13:57Z")

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Hey,

Ok, thanks very much - upgrading worked 🙂

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Sincerely  
Reto

On Nov 29, 10:19 pm, Shay Banon [shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com) wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Currently, nothing is stored in path.work, but in the future temporary  
> data might be stored there. So, the best place for it is a local temp  
> location.
> 
> -shay.banon
> 
> On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 9:49 PM, Reto [retoonl...@gmail.com](mailto:retoonl...@gmail.com) wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> 
> > I'm unsure about the usage of the "work" directory in the newest  
> > 0.13.0 release. I don't get a "work" directory at my installation  
> > (since I don't run a cluster?). But it's my understanding that it is  
> > still being used.  
> > Should I point "path.work" to the same directory as "path.data"? Or  
> > rather to /tmp? What's stored in it?
> 
> > Sincerely,  
> > Reto

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 4:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/0-13-0-work-and-data-dirs/3607/4 "2017-07-06T04:16:01Z")

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