# Where are stored the data?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-are-stored-the-data/7891>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 29, 2012, 9:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-are-stored-the-data/7891 "2012-05-29T09:40:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Jerome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a587f6/32.png) [@Jerome](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jerome)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 9:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-are-stored-the-data/7891/1 "2012-05-29T09:40:35Z")

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Hi,  
I would know where are stored the data when i index a document. And  
how it works, what is the principle ?

Little question but don't understand. \>\<'

Thanks !

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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:** [May 29, 2012, 11:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-are-stored-the-data/7891/2 "2012-05-29T11:14:01Z")

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In /data dir in Lucene files.  
What are you after ?

David 😉  
Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr

Le 29 mai 2012 à 11:40, Jérome [pivertjerome@gmail.com](mailto:pivertjerome@gmail.com) a écrit :

> Hi,  
> I would know where are stored the data when i index a document. And  
> how it works, what is the principle ?
> 
> Little question but don't understand. \>\<'
> 
> Thanks !

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 3:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-are-stored-the-data/7891/3 "2017-07-06T03:26:39Z")

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