# I want to know why the indices.id\_field\_data.enabled configuration is turned off by default **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 25, 2023, 8:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-want-to-know-why-the-indices-id-field-data-enabled-configuration-is-turned-off-by-default/336834 "2023-06-25T08:48:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gaorui](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gaorui/32/125829_2.png) [@gaorui](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gaorui)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 8:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-want-to-know-why-the-indices-id-field-data-enabled-configuration-is-turned-off-by-default/336834/1 "2023-06-25T08:48:08Z")
I have a 200 million index, and I need to find out about 1 million of them based on certain conditions. I used the scroll api to query before, but I found that in the 8.x version, the scroll api is no longer recommended, but use search after. There is no relevant unique field in my index structure for sorting, so I want to use the \_id field for sorting. But I found that the \_id field has been disabled and needs to be turned on manually. If it is not enabled, you can copy \_id to the source, but my data volume is very large. If I copy the id for each document, my storage resources will become more tense. So I would like to ask what is the reason for the configuration of indices.id\_field\_data.enabled being turned off by default, and what will happen if I turn it on and use it for sorting. 😊 ---
**Author:** ![MicheleJr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/michelejr/32/122808_2.png) [@MicheleJr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MicheleJr)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-want-to-know-why-the-indices-id-field-data-enabled-configuration-is-turned-off-by-default/336834/2 "2023-06-28T13:12:43Z")
I'm in the same situation. I've many index (10-20) with about 60 70 GB of each and for a certains application that use elasticsearch api only i should enable the indices.id\_field\_data.enabled. What happens if i enabled it on other index? it's a cluster feature instead of index feature , so are some impacts on other index? Ty and Regards ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-want-to-know-why-the-indices-id-field-data-enabled-configuration-is-turned-off-by-default/336834/3 "2023-07-26T13:12:45Z")
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