Enforcing best_compression on already optimized indices

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1

As per the topic, is that possible, or do I have to re-index?

Thanks!

2

You can apply it dynacmically - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.3/index-modules.html#index-codec

3

I have it applied, but for an index that's already force merged down to 1 segment and has no more indexing activity, is there a way to get that enforced so as to save on disk space without re-indexing?

4

Yes, apply the setting, that's it.

5

Is there a way to get that setting to be applicable to currently existing documents?