Log File Location for Rapid Recovery (4041269)

On the Core and Agent the logs are stored in C:\ProgramData\AppRecovery\Logs. Within this directory are the following type of logs:

1. AppRecovery.**.log - Logs events specific to actions of the Core service
2. AppRecoveryPM.**.log - Logs events specific to actions of the Agent service
3. AppRecoveryInstallation.log - Logs events specific to the installation of the Core or Agent services
4. LocalMountUtility.log - Logs events specific to the
5. MailboxRestore - Logs events specific to MailboxRestore
6. Other log files may be located here regarding the specific of other Rapid Recovery functions.

To change the location of the log files for the Agent:

1. Stop the Agent service.
2. In C:\Program Files\AppRecovery\Agent\, you'll find a Logging.dll.nlog.config file. Make a backup copy of that file as a safeguard.
3. Open the file in notepad
4. The following two lines need to be changed. Note: The file will specify a file name of AppRecovery.log even though the file actually written will be AppRecoveryPM.log. This is normal. fileName="${environment:SystemDrive}\AppRecovery.log" archiveFileName="${environment:SystemDrive}\AppRecovery.{##}.log"
5. Change them to the path you want the log file to be written. For example: fileName="D:\AppRecovery.log" archiveFileName="D:\AppRecovery.{##}.log"
6. Save the file
7. Start the Agent service.

To change the location of the log files for the Core:

1. Stop the Core service.
2. In C:\Program Files\AppRecovery\Core\CoreService, you'll find a Logging.dll.nlog.config file. Make a backup copy of that file as a safeguard.
3. Open the file in notepad
4. The following two lines need to be changed: fileName="${environment:SystemDrive}\AppRecovery.log" archiveFileName="${environment:SystemDrive}\AppRecovery.{##}.log"
5. Change them to the path you want the log file to be written. For example: fileName="D:\AppRecovery.log" archiveFileName="D:\AppRecovery.{##}.log"
6. Save the file
7. Start the Core service.