# Deleted filebeat log, now it doesn't log anymore

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleted-filebeat-log-now-it-doesnt-log-anymore/129046>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [April 23, 2018, 6:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleted-filebeat-log-now-it-doesnt-log-anymore/129046 "2018-04-23T06:56:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![francisaugusto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@francisaugusto](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/francisaugusto)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 6:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleted-filebeat-log-now-it-doesnt-log-anymore/129046/1 "2018-04-23T06:56:16Z")

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Hi there,

I installed Filebeat on a Mac (version 6.2.2), and it was logging to logs/filebeat. I deleted that file, and now nothing brings it back. I even tried to recreate the file manually to no avail. I tried to add logging configuration in an attempt to force its creation, but that didn't work either.  
Any way to do that?

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**Author:** ![pierhugues](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pierhugues/32/48383_2.png) [@pierhugues](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pierhugues)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleted-filebeat-log-now-it-doesnt-log-anymore/129046/2 "2018-04-23T16:15:13Z")

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Restarting Filebeat should recreate the log and resume operation where it was?

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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:** [May 21, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleted-filebeat-log-now-it-doesnt-log-anymore/129046/3 "2018-05-21T16:15:14Z")

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