# Elastic endpoint overwrites configuration file

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-endpoint-overwrites-configuration-file/246531>\
**Category:** Endpoint Security\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security\
**Created:** [August 27, 2020, 2:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-endpoint-overwrites-configuration-file/246531 "2020-08-27T02:16:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-endpoint-overwrites-configuration-file/246531/14 "2020-08-31T20:42:03Z")

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@NickFritts  
To not highjack the thread and for future searches see here: " [Uninstall/Install Elastic-Endpoint. Endpoint stays after uninstall](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uninstall-install-elastic-endpoint-endpoint-stays-after-uninstall/247014) "

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