# Can I search new data while data organizing?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-search-new-data-while-data-organizing/32632>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 21, 2015, 4:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-search-new-data-while-data-organizing/32632 "2015-10-21T04:19:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![kikuchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@kikuchan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kikuchan)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 4:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-search-new-data-while-data-organizing/32632/1 "2015-10-21T04:19:28Z")

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Hi guys.  
After I put the all data on ES, I am seeing the data size which is being changed after a while.  
Can I search new data while data size is being changed?  
Should I wait to finish the data size change?

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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:** [October 21, 2015, 4:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-search-new-data-while-data-organizing/32632/2 "2015-10-21T04:38:25Z")

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Yes you can search on things while you're indexing other data.

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**Author:** ![kikuchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@kikuchan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kikuchan)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 4:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-search-new-data-while-data-organizing/32632/3 "2015-10-21T04:45:33Z")

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Thank you for replying.  
you are right.  
I tried to search index before data indexing finished.  
data size change didn't finish; nevertheless I can search new data.

sincerely.

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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 5, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-search-new-data-while-data-organizing/32632/4 "2017-07-05T23:43:43Z")

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Closed on July 5, 2017, 11:43pm UTC


