# Stop file ingestion without stopping Logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stop-file-ingestion-without-stopping-logstash/105449>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 26, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stop-file-ingestion-without-stopping-logstash/105449 "2017-10-26T16:07:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![udaykirankona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ac91a4/32.png) [@udaykirankona](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/udaykirankona)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stop-file-ingestion-without-stopping-logstash/105449/1 "2017-10-26T16:07:21Z")

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Hi Guys,

Is there any way to stop particular file ingestion without stopping logstash service.

Thanks,  
Uday.K

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Judge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jack_judge/32/85499_2.png) [@Jack\_Judge](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jack_Judge)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stop-file-ingestion-without-stopping-logstash/105449/2 "2017-10-26T18:01:58Z")

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Remove the file it's ingesting ?

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**Author:** ![udaykirankona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ac91a4/32.png) [@udaykirankona](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/udaykirankona)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 6:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stop-file-ingestion-without-stopping-logstash/105449/3 "2017-10-27T06:47:39Z")

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Hi Jack,  
Thanks for your reply, even I remove the file which is ingesting. still files data will be in memory, so it will continue the ingestion.  
Is there any way to clean the memory of particular file.

Thanks,  
Uday.K

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 6:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stop-file-ingestion-without-stopping-logstash/105449/4 "2017-10-27T06:53:55Z")

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> Thanks for your reply, even I remove the file which is ingesting. still files data will be in memory, so it will continue the ingestion.

For a few seconds yes (depending on the discover interval), but hardly forever.

> Is there any way to clean the memory of particular file.

No.

If you explain what end goal you're trying to reach maybe we can make a suggestion.

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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:** [November 24, 2017, 6:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stop-file-ingestion-without-stopping-logstash/105449/5 "2017-11-24T06:54:06Z")

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Closed on November 24, 2017, 6:54am UTC

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