# Change number of shards for index with \_source disables **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 20, 2014, 6:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-number-of-shards-for-index-with--source-disables/16486 "2014-03-20T06:21:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vineeth\_mohan\_2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vineeth_mohan_2/32/747_2.png) [@vineeth\_mohan\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vineeth_mohan_2)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 6:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-number-of-shards-for-index-with--source-disables/16486/1 "2014-03-20T06:21:14Z")
Hi , I have a very huge index with \_source disabled. I need to change the number of shards for it , like increase or decrease. I know i cant do a reindex operation as \_source disabled. But then its possible to migrate the index due to presence of docuValues. Kindly let me know , how to do this. Thanks Vineeth -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAGdPd5kO%3D1bN2vVV\_9MjbPCyWqsr3AOSRzhC-2CTbnZ\_%3DsC%2B5Q%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAGdPd5kO%3D1bN2vVV_9MjbPCyWqsr3AOSRzhC-2CTbnZ_%3DsC%2B5Q%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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, 1:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-number-of-shards-for-index-with--source-disables/16486/2 "2017-07-06T01:41:59Z")
Closed on July 6, 2017, 1:41am UTC