# Elastic enterpise search engine count limit

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-enterpise-search-engine-count-limit/361708>\
**Category:** Elastic Search\
**Created:** [June 19, 2024, 7:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-enterpise-search-engine-count-limit/361708 "2024-06-19T07:50:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![CTO\_Servefast](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cto_servefast/32/131802_2.png) [@CTO\_Servefast](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CTO_Servefast)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-enterpise-search-engine-count-limit/361708/5 "2024-06-19T10:24:11Z")

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Actually it is quite simple i want to delete all of the files for a user. You can read more here in another topic. I was thinking it might me easier to delete the engine but if i am going to use one engine then i need to delete specific files that are for the user

> [@Get all of the documents for user in elastic enterprise search](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-all-of-the-documents-for-user-in-elastic-enterprise-search/361707/2):
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> Hi @CTO_Servefast The only way i had some success was using client.app.search() using empty string for query but it seems unreliable Can you expand on what makes it seem unreliable? The App Search search query should return all docs ordered by ID by default. If docs are being added, deleted, updated, etc. during the search operation and that search result is paginated, there could be some inconsistencies in the results. You can resolve that by using [point in time API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/point-in-time-api.html), but to do this you'd n…

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