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title: "How does the migration from Search to Acquia Search powered by SearchStax impact existing search indexes?"
date: "2025-01-30T09:55:18+00:00"
summary: "Discover how migrating to Acquia Search powered by SearchStax affects your existing search indexes and learn best practices for a smooth transition."
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The migration process does not alter existing search indexes, because replicas are created in Acquia Search powered by SearchStax. You can disable the existing search index after you confirm that the search functionality works with the new index. Ensure that you keep a copy of the current index while you copy the configuration to the new index.