# Filebeat locking Files older than IGNORE\_OLDER value

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-locking-files-older-than-ignore-older-value/49276>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [May 5, 2016, 10:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-locking-files-older-than-ignore-older-value/49276 "2016-05-05T10:32:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![ori.rubinfeld](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@ori.rubinfeld](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ori.rubinfeld)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 10:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-locking-files-older-than-ignore-older-value/49276/1 "2016-05-05T10:32:59Z")

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Hi,

We have filebeat version 1.1.2 installed on windows servers.  
Monitoring Logs from Weblogic applications.

The IGNORE\_OLDER value for the prospectors is 2h  
But, however it seems that Filebeat is locking even older files like 4 days ago, and even more.  
So these older files cannot be deleted.

Is there any known bug regarding that issue ?

Thanks,

Ori

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**Author:** ![ruflin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ruflin/32/3116_2.png) [@ruflin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ruflin)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 7:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-locking-files-older-than-ignore-older-value/49276/2 "2016-05-09T07:14:21Z")

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Ignore\_older had a few issues prior filebeat 1.2 that is why close\_older was introduced. But the above should not happen in 1.1.2. Can you try 1.2 to see if the problem persists? Can you share your config?

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**Author:** ![ori.rubinfeld](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@ori.rubinfeld](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ori.rubinfeld)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 8:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-locking-files-older-than-ignore-older-value/49276/3 "2016-05-09T08:27:51Z")

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Hi Ruflin,

Thanks A lot!!!!  
I am currently examining Version 1.2.2 of Filebeat.  
After some tests on my desktop it seems to work as expected, now checking it on Dev Servers.

There is also a stability issue with 1.1.2 - It keeps crashing on our Windows Machines.  
Could not find any reason why????? (Log with debug level).

Ori

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-locking-files-older-than-ignore-older-value/49276/4 "2017-07-05T21:52:17Z")

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