# Filebeat Not harvesting, file didn't change - do not use modification time

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-not-harvesting-file-didnt-change-do-not-use-modification-time/49834
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** filebeat
**Created:** [May 11, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-not-harvesting-file-didnt-change-do-not-use-modification-time/49834 "2016-05-11T23:26:39Z")
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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: [June 13, 2016, 6:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-not-harvesting-file-didnt-change-do-not-use-modification-time/49834/11 "2016-06-13T06:57:59Z")

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@logstash_oz @wmcdonald The newest version of filebeat (5.0.0-alpha3) now relies much less on the modification date for harvesting. Could you try out if this version resolves the above issues?

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