# Question on Ferret

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-on-ferret/103849>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 10, 2007, 10:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-on-ferret/103849 "2007-05-10T22:40:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 10:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-on-ferret/103849/1 "2007-05-10T22:40:33Z")

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It seems like Ferret is making new index on each save of the model. Is  
there any way to eliminate this redundancy? TIA.

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 9:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-on-ferret/103849/2 "2007-05-11T09:26:34Z")

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bcparanj

> It seems like Ferret is making new index on each save of the model.  
> Is  
> there any way to eliminate this redundancy? TIA.

That’s not how Ferret works.  
Check this tutorial :  
[http://www.railsenvy.com/2007/2/19/acts-as-ferret-tutorial](http://www.railsenvy.com/2007/2/19/acts-as-ferret-tutorial)

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