Hi - you don't need to erase the data directory, you can just reindex, but make sure you overwrite all documents.
-----Original message----- > From:Wayne W <waynemailingli...@gmail.com> > Sent: Friday 3rd October 2014 11:55 > To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org > Subject: If I can a field from text_ws to text do I need to drop and reindex > or just reindex? > > Hi, > > I've realized I need to change a particular field from text_ws to text. > > I realize I need to reindex as the tokens are being stored in a case > sensitive manner which we do not want. > > However can I just reindex all my documents, or do I need to drop/wipe the > /data/index dir and start fresh? > > I really don't want to drop as the current users will not be able to search > and reindexing could take as long as a week. > > many thanks > Wayne >
