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# Logs

ExpanDrive records startup events, connection activity, connection attempts, and operational status messages. These human-readable logs are stored locally and can help troubleshoot connection and application problems.

Logs rotate daily. The file for the mounted-file-system component is named `exfs-YYYY-MM-DD.log`. The desktop interface can also write `ExpanDrive - YYYY-MM-DD.log`.

## Desktop Log Locations

ExpanDrive logs are stored in the following locations:

* Windows: `%AppData%/ExpanDrive/logs`
* Linux: `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ExpanDrive/logs` or `~/.config/ExpanDrive/logs`
* macOS: `~/Library/Logs/ExpanDrive`

The application includes an option to open the log folder.

## Server Edition Log Locations

Server Edition runs as a machine-wide service, so its logs are stored separately from a desktop user's logs:

* Windows: `C:\ProgramData\ExpanDrive\logs\exfs-YYYY-MM-DD.log`
* Linux: `/root/.config/ExpanDrive/logs/exfs-YYYY-MM-DD.log`

On Linux, you can also inspect the configuration service through systemd:

```bash
sudo systemctl status expandrive_server.service
sudo journalctl -u expandrive_server.service
```

When Support requests logs, reproduce the problem if possible and note the date and approximate time. Compress the requested files into a ZIP archive before sending them.