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 |
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\AppMigration |
This folder contains log files related to the Migration Service. |
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\BrokerService | This folder contains log files related to the Broker Service. | ||
\DataProfiling | This folder contains log files related to the Data Profiling Service. | ||
\Engine | <MachineName>_Exit_Engine_<Date>.txt |
NewSet. is a temporary log file that is used by the the Qlik Sense engine service (QES) until the log pipe to the Qlik Sense repository service (QRS) is up and running. NewSet. log file is not archived. |
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<MachineName>_Start_Engine_<Date>.txt |
NewSet. is a temporary log file that is used by the the Qlik Sense engine service (QES) until the log pipe to the Qlik Sense repository service (QRS) is up and running. NewSet. log file is not archived. |
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\Audit | <MachineName>_AuditActivity_<Service>.txt |
This log tracks user-related actions. |
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<MachineName>_AuditSecurity_<Service>.txt |
This log contains information on security-related actions. |
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\System | <MachineName>_Service_<Service>.txt |
This log contains information on service and system operations, including all errors. |
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\Trace | <MachineName>_<Facility>_<Service>.txt |
The trace log files are stored in this folder. See: Trace logs |
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\HubService | This folder contains log files related to the Hub Service. | ||
\Printing | \Audit | <MachineName>_AuditActivity_<Service>.txt |
This log tracks user-related actions. |
<MachineName>_AuditSecurity_<Service>.txt |
This log contains information on security-related actions. |
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\System | <MachineName>_Service_<Service>.txt |
This log contains information on service and system operations, including all errors. |
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\Trace | <MachineName>_<Facility>_<Service>.txt |
The trace log files are stored in this folder. See: Trace logs |
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\Proxy | \Audit | <MachineName>_AuditActivity_<Service>.txt |
This log tracks user-related actions. |
<MachineName>_AuditSecurity_<Service>.txt |
This log contains information on security-related actions. |
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\System | <MachineName>_Service_<Service>.txt |
This log contains information on service and system operations, including all errors. |
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\Trace | <MachineName>_<Facility>_<Service>.txt |
The trace log files are stored in this folder. See: Trace logs |
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\Repository | \Audit | <MachineName>_AuditActivity_<Service>.txt |
This log tracks user-related actions. |
<MachineName>_AuditSecurity_<Service>.txt |
This log contains information on security-related actions. |
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\System | <MachineName>_Service_<Service>.txt |
This log contains information on service and system operations, including all errors. |
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\Trace | <MachineName>_<Facility>_<Service>.txt |
The trace log files are stored in this folder. See: Trace logs |
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\Scheduler | \Audit | <MachineName>_AuditActivity_<Service>.txt |
This log tracks user-related actions. |
<MachineName>_AuditSecurity_<Service>.txt |
This log contains information on security-related actions. |
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\System | <MachineName>_Service_<Service>.txt |
This log contains information on service and system operations, including all errors. |
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\Trace | <MachineName>_<Facility>_<Service>.txt |
The trace log files are stored in this folder. See: Trace logs |
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\Script | This folder contains log files related to app reloads. | ||
\WebExtensionService | This folder contains log files related to the Web Extension Service. |
Archived log files
Archived log files are by default stored in the \\<server>\<share>\ArchivedLogs folder. You define the location of the file share folder during installation. Archived log files have the file extension .log, whereas active log files have the extension .txt.
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