# Failed to watch files

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-watch-files/123425>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [March 11, 2018, 12:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-watch-files/123425 "2018-03-11T12:48:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Vibhu\_Dujari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Vibhu\_Dujari](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vibhu_Dujari)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2018, 12:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-watch-files/123425/1 "2018-03-11T12:48:17Z")

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![faile_to_watch](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/a/e/aec175ab6c9b7af5a5dcd7c7e8c452dd2e8de3c0.png)

I am getting this(attached) error while setting up kibana.  
-left terminal running elastic search  
-right terminal server  
-using the specified node version 8.9.4

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**Author:** ![rashmi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rashmi/32/16391_2.png) [@rashmi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rashmi)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 4:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-watch-files/123425/2 "2018-03-12T04:48:54Z")

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I tried on my local env with node version 8.9.4 and yarn v 1.3.2 and didn't encounter the problem you stated. Probably delete the `node_modules` directory and restart it. Report back if u hit this issue again. We can debug further.

Thanks  
Rashmi

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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:** [April 9, 2018, 4:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-watch-files/123425/3 "2018-04-09T04:49:47Z")

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Closed on April 9, 2018, 4:49am UTC

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