How to find logs¶
ArchiveMind writes a bounded, rotating log file named archivemind.log.
It records operational events — what happened, when, with which counts and
statuses. Attaching the newest log to a problem report is the single most
useful thing you can do.
Where the log is¶
Windows (packaged app):
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ArchiveMind\logs\archivemind.log
Paste that line into File Explorer's address bar and press Enter — Windows
expands %LOCALAPPDATA% to C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Local\ArchiveMind.
macOS (packaged app):
~/Library/Logs/ArchiveMind/archivemind.log
In Finder: Go → Go to Folder… and paste ~/Library/Logs/ArchiveMind.
Running from source (developers):
~/.archivemind/logs/archivemind.log
About rotation¶
The log is size-bounded: when archivemind.log fills up, it rotates to
numbered backups (archivemind.log.1, .2, …) and a fresh file starts.
For a report, send the newest archivemind.log; include the .1 backup
too if the problem happened a while before you collected the file.
Privacy note¶
Logs never contain your file contents, extracted text, or thumbnails — but they may legitimately contain file paths. If you are not comfortable sharing paths, use the diagnostics export instead: it includes recent logs with paths redacted by default. See Reporting a problem.