# Elasticsearch doesn't start

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-doesnt-start/354319>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 28, 2024, 10:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-doesnt-start/354319 "2024-02-28T10:21:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![funny\_mackerel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/funny_mackerel/32/132148_2.png) [@funny\_mackerel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/funny_mackerel)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 10:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-doesnt-start/354319/1 "2024-02-28T10:21:10Z")

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Hi. I have this weird problem. Every time I start bin/elasticsearch it prints Java usage output. I tried it on a newer version I downloaded and it does the same.

It worked very well until some point and I can't remember what I have changed in my system ☹

 ![1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/e/d/ed1b5c967284be3c3ea0e0032061314f52f49e7f.png)

How to fix? please help!

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 10:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-doesnt-start/354319/2 "2024-02-28T10:37:57Z")

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Welcome!

Did you change any Java option? What are your env variables?

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**Author:** ![funny\_mackerel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/funny_mackerel/32/132148_2.png) [@funny\_mackerel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/funny_mackerel)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 10:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-doesnt-start/354319/3 "2024-02-28T10:59:58Z")

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Thanks for pointing out!

I had ES\_PATH\_CONF variable that was bond to C:. I deleted it and now it works 🙂

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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:** [March 27, 2024, 11:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-doesnt-start/354319/4 "2024-03-27T11:00:09Z")

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