Hi - I can't seem to delete my collection. It just...
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Denny Vuong
07/29/2025, 5:31 AMHi - I can't seem to delete my collection. It just keeps timing out
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Kishore Nallan
07/29/2025, 5:32 AMThe client could timeout, but the underlying operation will succeed in the background.
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Denny Vuong
07/29/2025, 5:32 AMI'm guessing it will take time to delete? There's 42M records
Denny Vuong
07/29/2025, 5:52 AMScreenshot 2025-07-29 at 3.52.28 pm.png
Denny Vuong
07/29/2025, 5:53 AMproblem is... I set
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"default_sorting_field": "price",Denny Vuong
07/29/2025, 5:53 AMso im trying to drop the collection and recreate it and upload the data again.
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Kishore Nallan
07/29/2025, 5:56 AMYes 42M records it might take some time to complete.
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Denny Vuong
07/29/2025, 6:00 AMis this the only way to do it?
Denny Vuong
07/29/2025, 6:00 AMI cant set price index to True?
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Kishore Nallan
07/29/2025, 6:02 AMTechnically
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Denny Vuong
07/29/2025, 6:03 AMwhen i run my search query, it doesnt work
Denny Vuong
07/29/2025, 6:03 AM.
Denny Vuong
07/29/2025, 6:27 AMTypesense API error: {"message":"Default sorting field not found in the schema or it has been marked as a non-indexed field."}
Denny Vuong
07/29/2025, 6:27 AMthis is the error i'm getting when trying to make a search query
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Kishore Nallan
07/29/2025, 6:28 AMHave you tried on a new test collection? That field is absolutely not needed.
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Denny Vuong
07/29/2025, 6:29 AMthis is what my schema looks like
Denny Vuong
07/29/2025, 6:29 AMi havent.. but i'm trying to fix this collection as it has 42M products in it and i cant acess it
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Kishore Nallan
07/29/2025, 6:30 AMThe issue you are facing right now might be because of the delete call that timed out.
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Tom Whitbread
07/29/2025, 6:42 AMCheck the logs, you might need to add swap to your machine if you can't up ram. Thats why I run on a dedicated box
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