# Delete treated files

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-treated-files/41854>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [February 16, 2016, 8:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-treated-files/41854 "2016-02-16T08:32:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![veve90](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/veve90/32/6517_2.png) [@veve90](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/veve90)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 8:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-treated-files/41854/1 "2016-02-16T08:32:12Z")

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Hello,

I would like to know if filebeat can delete treated files ...

Thank you,

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 8:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-treated-files/41854/2 "2016-02-16T08:41:17Z")

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No, it can't. See the issue below.

> <https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/714>

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-treated-files/41854/3 "2017-07-05T21:55:42Z")

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