Viewing Log Contents

You can view the contents of a log file in the Logs content control. The Log Contents content control shows a snapshot of the log at the time you viewed it, it is not a real time log viewer.

To view the log contents of a log file:

  1. In the navigation area, select System Information – System Information.

  2. Click View system logs in the Software pane. The Log files tab in the Logs content control appears.

  3. Do one of the following:

 

Double-click the log file.

Right-click the log file, and then select View log.

The Log Contents window appears.

 

The following figure shows an example of the Loop Start log file.

Figure: Log Contents Window

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To refresh the log file

To search the log file for keywords

To resize the text in the log contents

To save the log file

 

 

 


Related Topics:

System Information Tab