# Merge indexes whose \_source is disabled **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 17, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/merge-indexes-whose--source-is-disabled/16406 "2014-03-17T13:33:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vineeth\_mohan\_2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vineeth_mohan_2/32/747_2.png) [@vineeth\_mohan\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vineeth_mohan_2)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/merge-indexes-whose--source-is-disabled/16406/1 "2014-03-17T13:33:13Z")
Hi , Is it possible to merge 2 indexes whose \_source is disabled ? May be using the restore/snapshot feature ? Thanks Vineeth -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAGdPd5%3DUF2qEmMWAFzVpjJy1gwgA7R8BXwdJpU1qaL1acy4Wpw%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAGdPd5%3DUF2qEmMWAFzVpjJy1gwgA7R8BXwdJpU1qaL1acy4Wpw%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Binh\_Ly\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@Binh\_Ly\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Binh_Ly_2)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/merge-indexes-whose--source-is-disabled/16406/2 "2014-03-17T17:38:00Z")
I don't believe this is possible. You'd likely need the original source documents to be able to recreate them back into a single index. However, if your objective is to be able to query across indexes seamlessly, you might be interested to use aliases: [http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-aliases.html](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-aliases.html) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/1679d042-1e2b-4a84-838c-61271905cc6e%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/1679d042-1e2b-4a84-838c-61271905cc6e%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/merge-indexes-whose--source-is-disabled/16406/3 "2017-07-06T01:42:44Z")