# Harvester could not be started on new file

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/harvester-could-not-be-started-on-new-file/217678>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Created:** [February 3, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/harvester-could-not-be-started-on-new-file/217678 "2020-02-03T18:58:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![krishna\_bhargav](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/krishna_bhargav/32/50877_2.png) [@krishna\_bhargav](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/krishna_bhargav)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/harvester-could-not-be-started-on-new-file/217678/1 "2020-02-03T18:58:59Z")

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We have over 10 files (type = log entries ) being read from filebeat.yml. When we reduce the number of files, type = log entries to 5 or less it works. how to fix this issue to allow all 10 files being read from single file beat.

2020-01-30T10:08:04.812-0500 ERROR log/input.go:497 Harvester could not be started on new file: /COMMON\_101\_20200130095329006715\_8.DEL, Err: registry already stopped

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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:** [March 2, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/harvester-could-not-be-started-on-new-file/217678/2 "2020-03-02T20:59:19Z")

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