# Elasticseach multi data path，every shard only stored into one data path

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticseach-multi-data-path-every-shard-only-stored-into-one-data-path/289895>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 23, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticseach-multi-data-path-every-shard-only-stored-into-one-data-path/289895 "2021-11-23T03:27:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![qixian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/qixian/32/97437_2.png) [@qixian](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/qixian)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticseach-multi-data-path-every-shard-only-stored-into-one-data-path/289895/1 "2021-11-23T03:27:56Z")

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when i use Elasticsearch to store my data,i have a Confuse，every Elasticsearch process I have config multi data path，but I find every shard of indices is only stored one data path，I want to know if one shard can be stored in multiple data directories, is it appropriate？  
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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:** [November 23, 2021, 3:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticseach-multi-data-path-every-shard-only-stored-into-one-data-path/289895/2 "2021-11-23T03:49:33Z")

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No it cannot do that.

Please also note that this approach is deprecated and will be removed in 8.0 - [Important Elasticsearch configuration | Elasticsearch Guide [7.15] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.15/important-settings.html#_multiple_data_paths)

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**Author:** ![qixian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/qixian/32/97437_2.png) [@qixian](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/qixian)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 3:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticseach-multi-data-path-every-shard-only-stored-into-one-data-path/289895/3 "2021-11-23T03:58:17Z")

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ok，thanks，but i want to kown the reason why the multi data path setting will be removed

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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:** [November 23, 2021, 3:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticseach-multi-data-path-every-shard-only-stored-into-one-data-path/289895/4 "2021-11-23T03:59:15Z")

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Take a look at [Deprecate and remove Multiple Data Paths · Issue #71205 · elastic/elasticsearch · GitHub](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/71205)

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**Author:** ![qixian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/qixian/32/97437_2.png) [@qixian](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/qixian)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticseach-multi-data-path-every-shard-only-stored-into-one-data-path/289895/5 "2021-11-23T04:01:38Z")

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thanks,I see

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticseach-multi-data-path-every-shard-only-stored-into-one-data-path/289895/6 "2021-11-23T04:19:45Z")

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Note that it has been reintroduced in 8.0 to leave the existing users enough time to migrate. 😉

See [Restore Multiple Data Paths for 8.0 · Issue #78525 · elastic/elasticsearch · GitHub](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/78525)

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**Author:** ![qixian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/qixian/32/97437_2.png) [@qixian](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/qixian)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 6:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticseach-multi-data-path-every-shard-only-stored-into-one-data-path/289895/7 "2021-11-23T06:29:38Z")

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ok ,thanks

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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:** [December 21, 2021, 6:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticseach-multi-data-path-every-shard-only-stored-into-one-data-path/289895/8 "2021-12-21T06:29:53Z")

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