How do I save the indexing to a folder, so that I can use it later for retrieval.

[diya-xfactr]

Does the RAG have any function like RAG.save??? or RAG.indes{ index_path;}

[onestardao]

If you're using a vector store like FAISS or Chroma under the hood, you usually need to call their specific save method, e.g. faiss.write_index or Chroma.persist().

RAG frameworks don’t always expose a RAG.save() by default — you typically have to access the index object directly and save it manually to a folder path.

Let me know which stack you’re using (e.g. LangChain, Haystack, custom), I might be able to point you to the right method.

[lea-33]

Hi @diya-xfactr ,

I am working a lot with the package and as far as I know, the index is saved automatically. For indexing, you are using the function:

RAG.index(
        self,
        input_path: Union[str, Path],
        index_name: Optional[str] = None,
        doc_ids: Optional[int] = None,
        store_collection_with_index: bool = False,
        overwrite: bool = False, ... )

Here, the string "index_name" will be the name of the folder. E.g. for index_name = "Index", you could find the index data under .byaldi/Index/

Then you could load the index again using the index_name (e.g using the RAG.from_index() function). I hope this could help!

Best regards, Lea