# Filebeat \[63.0-Windows\] tail\_files not working

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-63-0-windows-tail-files-not-working/193816>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [August 5, 2019, 2:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-63-0-windows-tail-files-not-working/193816 "2019-08-05T14:33:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![111191](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/111191/32/51649_2.png) [@111191](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/111191)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2019, 2:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-63-0-windows-tail-files-not-working/193816/1 "2019-08-05T14:33:38Z")

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Hi,

I enabled tail\_files in my filebeat.yml  
but filebeat yet send all the file instead of only the new lines.

I stopped the service and I deleted the registry file from %programdata%\filebeat (I'm using windows)  
My yml file looks like this:

- type: log

enabled: true  
tail\_files: true

paths:  
- C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\dns1.txt

I append lines into the log file and the offset in the registry files stay on "0"

I read the recomended of @Christian_Dahlqvist egarding how to append to the file instead of creating a new file and it isn't work

thanks

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**Author:** ![kvch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kvch/32/72058_2.png) [@kvch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kvch)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 11:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-63-0-windows-tail-files-not-working/193816/2 "2019-08-07T11:15:45Z")

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Could youe please format your config file using `</>`?

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**Author:** ![111191](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/111191/32/51649_2.png) [@111191](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/111191)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-63-0-windows-tail-files-not-working/193816/3 "2019-08-07T18:11:47Z")

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Do you mean to filebeat.yml file? is it possibale to format it with markup instead of - and : ?

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**Author:** ![kvch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kvch/32/72058_2.png) [@kvch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kvch)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-63-0-windows-tail-files-not-working/193816/4 "2019-08-09T15:27:52Z")

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Yes, I mean filebeat.yml. I meant formatting the config using the button which looks like `</>` in this editor.

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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:** [September 6, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-63-0-windows-tail-files-not-working/193816/5 "2019-09-06T15:27:59Z")

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