New version exports log statistics in CSV format for further analysis by Numbers, Excel and others. Here’s a demonstration of what can be done, including a comparison with ‘War and Peace’.
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A rite of passage when reporting a bug to Apple, sysdiagnoses contain huge amounts of data, including a logarchive containing its recent log entries. What you can do with them, and their snags.
A round-up of what we know so far, including Time Capsule support, encrypted HFS+, DVDPlayer framework, preparations for Rosetta removal, and logarchive format.
How to browse log entries for an event that occurred many days after its entries have been removed from the active log, by discovering its exact time and the processes involved.
Log entries are purged from storage according to elaborate rules explained here, for different types of log entry. How to extend time coverage in those logs, and how to get free statistics about them.
An introduction to the Unified log used on Macs and Apple’s devices. Its goals, how logs are stored and maintained, their content, privacy protection, and tools available to access them.
If you only have access to the log files of a Mac or device and can’t create a logarchive of them, this new build offers a solution, plus detailed info about a logarchive to help you browse its contents.
LogUI can now read and browse saved logarchive packages, including those from other Macs, and iOS and iPadOS devices.
macOS logs may only last a few days, or even hours, into the past. Here’s a quick and simple way of browsing the log from weeks, months or even years ago.
There are 3 different ways to access the log, and its entries will be different depending on which way you use. This explains the differences and methods.
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