# Filebeat not picking up some files

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-not-picking-up-some-files/306386>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [June 4, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-not-picking-up-some-files/306386 "2022-06-04T13:45:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ShefZee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shefzee/32/106617_2.png) [@ShefZee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ShefZee)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-not-picking-up-some-files/306386/1 "2022-06-04T13:45:40Z")

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I am trying to send tomcat logs to ELK. I am using Filebeat to scan the files. My log file name would be "project\_err.DD-MM-YYYY". In filebeat configuration, I am giving the file name as foldername\project\_err\* But filebeat is ignoring the files. Is this configuration correct?

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**Author:** ![ibra\_013](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ibra_013/32/104827_2.png) [@ibra\_013](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ibra_013)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2022, 8:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-not-picking-up-some-files/306386/2 "2022-06-05T08:01:51Z")

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Hi @ShefZee Welcome to the community.

please share the filebeat config.

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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 3, 2022, 10:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-not-picking-up-some-files/306386/3 "2022-07-03T10:02:20Z")

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