# Memory in dat folder

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/memory-in-dat-folder/116864
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [January 24, 2018, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/memory-in-dat-folder/116864 "2018-01-24T12:28:14Z")
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### Author: ![aneesh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aneesh/32/37819_2.png) [@aneesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aneesh)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2018, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/memory-in-dat-folder/116864/1 "2018-01-24T12:28:14Z")

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Hi

If I have data of 1GB and added to an index, How much memory it will take in Elastic search data folder.

Thanks  
Aneesh

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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: [January 24, 2018, 12:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/memory-in-dat-folder/116864/2 "2018-01-24T12:44:08Z")

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No one can know. It depends on so many factors.

You need to test it.

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### Author: ![aneesh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aneesh/32/37819_2.png) [@aneesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aneesh)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2018, 6:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/memory-in-dat-folder/116864/3 "2018-01-25T06:11:43Z")

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Can we know by any command how much RAM is being used by elastic?

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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: [February 22, 2018, 6:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/memory-in-dat-folder/116864/4 "2018-02-22T06:12:00Z")

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