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[DOCS] Disambiguate logs and data in path settings docs (#70629)
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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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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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additional disk space, we recommend you add a new node rather than additional
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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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