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[discrete]
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=== Path settings
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+{es} writes the data you index to indices and data streams to a `data`
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+directory. {es} writes its own application logs, which contain information about
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+cluster health and operations, to a `logs` directory.
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+
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For <<targz,macOS `.tar.gz`>>, <<targz,Linux `.tar.gz`>>, and
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-<<zip-windows,Windows `.zip`>> installations, {es} writes data and logs to the
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-respective `data` and `logs` subdirectories of `$ES_HOME` by default.
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-However, files in `$ES_HOME` risk deletion during an upgrade.
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+<<zip-windows,Windows `.zip`>> installations, `data` and `logs` are
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+subdirectories of `$ES_HOME` by default. However, files in `$ES_HOME` risk
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+deletion during an upgrade.
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In production, we strongly recommend you set the `path.data` and `path.logs` in
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`elasticsearch.yml` to locations outside of `$ES_HOME`.
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@@ -30,4 +34,4 @@ the node, even if the node’s other paths have available disk space. If you nee
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additional disk space, we recommend you add a new node rather than additional
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data paths.
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-include::{es-repo-dir}/tab-widgets/multi-data-path-widget.asciidoc[]
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+include::{es-repo-dir}/tab-widgets/multi-data-path-widget.asciidoc[]
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