# SinceDB rollover

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sincedb-rollover/58251
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [August 17, 2016, 12:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sincedb-rollover/58251 "2016-08-17T12:04:58Z")
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### Author: ![chhavi\_bahekar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chhavi_bahekar/32/82809_2.png) [@chhavi\_bahekar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chhavi_bahekar)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2016, 12:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sincedb-rollover/58251/1 "2016-08-17T12:04:59Z")

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Hi,

Can any once explain,when sincedb file will rollover or will delete old entry from since db file ?.  
Because after some day when since db file is growing to MB,Logstash is not reading file properly.  
Logstash is reading file from in between instead of reading from starting.

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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 6, 2017, 4:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sincedb-rollover/58251/2 "2017-07-06T04:43:03Z")

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