Apple: “The logs are typically very overwhelming.” So what can the user do to get information about iCloud Drive problems?
logarchive
Safeguard your Mac, take screenshots, capture the logs in a logarchive or with sysdiagnose, make a written record, then repair and recovery.
How can you browse a logarchive sent from an iPhone, iPad, or someone else’s Mac? With Ulbow it’s really simple – and it can create logarchives too.
Console is the epitome of Apple’s problem with tools and support for its users, and is exactly what it needs to fix.
Recommended for all users, with extensive support for creating logarchives from collections of log files, and their statistical analysis.
Can turn folders of log files into a logarchive so they can be browsed using Ulbow, as well as providing statistics on them.
Logs are normally backed up by Time Machine, but Apple provides no tool which can access those backed up logs. Here’s how to do it.
Previous versions could fail if run from a user account which is a member of very few groups. This update fixes that.
Adds CSV export of log extracts, and fixes two bugs. Is this now ready for final release?
Now uses monospace font, can write and read logarchive bundles and individual log files within them, and more.
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