How to View RemotelyAnywhere Log Files

The host will always log the following events to the application log:

Follow this procedure to view log files:

Select Preferences to access the host preferences.
Go to Preferences > RemotelyAnywhere Logs.
Result: A list of available log files is displayed.
On the list, double-click the file you want to view.
- The active log file is named RemotelyAnywhere.log
- Older logs are stored with the naming convention RAYYYYMMDD.log (example: the log file for January 20, 2011, would be RA20110120.log)
- Click Download all logs in one compressed file to access all available logs in a single compressed archive

You can also set the following options by clicking Preferences:

Option	Description
Directory for log files	Define the folder where the files are to be saved. Leave blank to use the default location (the RemotelyAnywhere installation directory, typically `C:\Program Files\RemotelyAnywhere`).
Keep log files for this many days	Enter the number of days for which you would like to store log files.

Select Apply.
Result: Your settings are applied immediately to the host.

Article last updated: 27 September, 2022

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