# Can't find out sincedb files
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-find-out-sincedb-files/129785
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [April 27, 2018, 8:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-find-out-sincedb-files/129785 "2018-04-27T08:37:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Pinno\_Lin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pinno_Lin)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2018, 8:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-find-out-sincedb-files/129785/1 "2018-04-27T08:37:46Z")
Hi,
I can't find out any sincedb files in $HOME or assign directory . The input configure above.
When i restart logstash service. it always reload all record in files to Elasticsearch. but i not see any error about sincedb in log (logstash-plain.log). So. I don't know what happen???
How to check this problems and fix?
Thanks
input {
file {
path =\> "/u1/Syslog/dg\_\*"
start\_position =\> "beginning"
sincedb\_path =\> "/u1/SinceLog/dg"
tags =\> ["SYSLOG"]
codec =\> plain {
charset =\> "UTF-8"
}
}
}
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### Author:  [@Pinno\_Lin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pinno_Lin)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2018, 9:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-find-out-sincedb-files/129785/2 "2018-04-27T09:04:57Z")
Sorry, I had find out this sincedb file in difference path.
/var/lib/logstash/plugins/inputs/file/.sincedb\_361712d89ba43f7fec1c0cdbd7cfb71f
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2018, 9:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-find-out-sincedb-files/129785/3 "2018-05-25T09:04:57Z")
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