# Filebeat Input Config Error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-input-config-error/197912>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [September 3, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-input-config-error/197912 "2019-09-03T16:42:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![whitecoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@whitecoffee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/whitecoffee)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-input-config-error/197912/1 "2019-09-03T16:42:49Z")

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I am new to all of this so bear with me.

I have set up an instance on elastic cloud and am attempting to import logs from my windows VM machine.

I have the config file setup for the most part but cant find where to import logs from within my windows system.

filebeat.inputs:

# Each - is an input. Most options can be set at the input level, so

# you can use different inputs for various configurations.

# Below are the input specific configurations.

- type: log

Where are logs stored on Windows that i can point the file path above to grab from?

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**Author:** ![kumarabhi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6a8cbe/32.png) [@kumarabhi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kumarabhi)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-input-config-error/197912/2 "2019-09-03T19:07:40Z")

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Configuring input :  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/master/configuration-filebeat-options.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/master/configuration-filebeat-options.html)

Please change the location based on your machine setup (you may want to put the paths in ' ' to avoid Windows // )

Filebeat directory layout  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/directory-layout.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/directory-layout.html)

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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:** [October 1, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-input-config-error/197912/3 "2019-10-01T19:20:59Z")

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