# What difference does it make to add the "\_all": { "enabled": false } to the \_default\_ section rather in the specifiec index\_name section?

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**Created:** [September 2, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-difference-does-it-make-to-add-the-all-enabled-false-to-the-default-section-rather-in-the-specifiec-index-name-section/313571 "2022-09-02T16:46:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-difference-does-it-make-to-add-the-all-enabled-false-to-the-default-section-rather-in-the-specifiec-index-name-section/313571/1 "2022-09-02T16:46:00Z")

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What difference does it make to add the "\_all": { "enabled": false } to the _default_ section rather in the specifiec index\_name section ?

```auto
 "mappings": {
    "_default_": {
      "_all": {
        "enabled": false
      }
    },
    "index_name": {
      "_all": {
        "enabled": false
      },
      "dynamic_templates": [
        {

```

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**Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 3:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-difference-does-it-make-to-add-the-all-enabled-false-to-the-default-section-rather-in-the-specifiec-index-name-section/313571/2 "2022-09-06T03:50:30Z")

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**Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 3:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-difference-does-it-make-to-add-the-all-enabled-false-to-the-default-section-rather-in-the-specifiec-index-name-section/313571/3 "2022-10-04T03:51:20Z")

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