# Save space avoid indexing fields

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/save-space-avoid-indexing-fields/125452>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 24, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/save-space-avoid-indexing-fields/125452 "2018-03-24T20:03:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![kamakay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kamakay/32/29451_2.png) [@kamakay](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kamakay)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/save-space-avoid-indexing-fields/125452/1 "2018-03-24T20:03:14Z")

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Dear all,  
I am an ELK newbie and I am just wondering if i can save space on my index if I don't create any full text capability on my string field.

How can I accomplish this task?

Thanks  
Rob

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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:** [March 24, 2018, 8:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/save-space-avoid-indexing-fields/125452/2 "2018-03-24T20:32:18Z")

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You can totally disable indexing if you absolutely don't want to do anything with à field (sorting, aggregation). Or you can define the field as a `keyword` data type.

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**Author:** ![kamakay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kamakay/32/29451_2.png) [@kamakay](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kamakay)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/save-space-avoid-indexing-fields/125452/3 "2018-04-01T20:00:34Z")

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Thanks, I have found a nice way using both keyword data type than a mix of **inlcude\_in\_all** and **store** settings

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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:** [April 29, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/save-space-avoid-indexing-fields/125452/4 "2018-04-29T20:00:44Z")

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