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Storage

The default log files are stored in folders under %ProgramData%\Qlik\Sense\Log. The local log configuration file can be used to set up the logging so that the log files are also stored in another location.

Log folder

The following table describes the contents of the %ProgramData%\Qlik\Sense\Log folder.

Folder Sub-folder Files Description
\AppMigration    

This folder contains log files related to the Migration Service.

\DataProfiling     This folder contains log files related to the Data Profiling Service.
\Engine \Audit <MachineName>_AuditActivity_<Service>.txt

This log tracks user-related actions.

    <MachineName>_AuditSecurity_<Service>.txt

This log contains information on security-related actions.

  \System <MachineName>_Service_<Service>.txt

This log contains information on service and system operations, including all errors.

  \Trace <MachineName>_<Facility>_<Service>.txt

The trace log files are stored in this folder.

See: Trace logs

\Printing \Audit <MachineName>_AuditActivity_<Service>.txt

This log tracks user-related actions.

    <MachineName>_AuditSecurity_<Service>.txt

This log contains information on security-related actions.

  \System <MachineName>_Service_<Service>.txt

This log contains information on service and system operations, including all errors.

  \Trace <MachineName>_<Facility>_<Service>.txt

The trace log files are stored in this folder.

See: Trace logs

\Proxy \Audit <MachineName>_AuditActivity_<Service>.txt

This log tracks user-related actions.

    <MachineName>_AuditSecurity_<Service>.txt

This log contains information on security-related actions.

  \System <MachineName>_Service_<Service>.txt

This log contains information on service and system operations, including all errors.

  \Trace <MachineName>_<Facility>_<Service>.txt

The trace log files are stored in this folder.

See: Trace logs

\QlikSenseCharts     This folder contains log files related to the Chart Sharing Service.
\Repository \Audit <MachineName>_AuditActivity_<Service>.txt

This log tracks user-related actions.

    <MachineName>_AuditSecurity_<Service>.txt

This log contains information on security-related actions.

  \System <MachineName>_Service_<Service>.txt

This log contains information on service and system operations, including all errors.

  \Trace <MachineName>_<Facility>_<Service>.txt

The trace log files are stored in this folder.

See: Trace logs

\Scheduler \Audit <MachineName>_AuditActivity_<Service>.txt

This log tracks user-related actions.

    <MachineName>_AuditSecurity_<Service>.txt

This log contains information on security-related actions.

  \System <MachineName>_Service_<Service>.txt

This log contains information on service and system operations, including all errors.

  \Trace <MachineName>_<Facility>_<Service>.txt

The trace log files are stored in this folder.

See: Trace logs

\Script     This folder contains log files related to app reloads.

Archived log files

Archived log files are by default stored in %ProgramData%\Qlik\Sense\Repository\Archived Logs on the central node in the Qlik Sense site. Archived log files have the file extension .log, whereas active log files have the extension .txt.

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