# Figuring out what sparse fields are present in ES index

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/figuring-out-what-sparse-fields-are-present-in-es-index/54088>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 27, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/figuring-out-what-sparse-fields-are-present-in-es-index/54088 "2016-06-27T22:10:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![mkelkar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@mkelkar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mkelkar)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/figuring-out-what-sparse-fields-are-present-in-es-index/54088/1 "2016-06-27T22:10:18Z")

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Hi All,  
I am using doc\_values for all of my fields in ES 1.7.3, and lately have been noticing disk usage growth. I do have some sparse fields that are contributing to this growth, but I do not know which they are. Is there any tool that can help me figure out what sparse fields are present in my index? Can I run an elasticsearch query etc to figure that out?

Please advice.

Thanks,  
Madhav.

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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, 10:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/figuring-out-what-sparse-fields-are-present-in-es-index/54088/2 "2017-07-05T22:40:04Z")

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