# How to delete log states from registry

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-log-states-from-registry/232737
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** docker, filebeat
**Created:** [May 15, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-log-states-from-registry/232737 "2020-05-15T03:06:51Z")
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### Author: ![silenceper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/silenceper/32/68384_2.png) [@silenceper](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/silenceper)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-log-states-from-registry/232737/1 "2020-05-15T03:06:52Z")

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How to delete log states from the registry file, I found that when filebeat is still running, if you go to an external program to modify the contents of the registry, it will be overwritten by filebeat.

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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: [June 12, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-log-states-from-registry/232737/2 "2020-06-12T03:06:52Z")

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