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Title: Log Viewer: Safe to Delete Logs?
Post by: Ctrek on February 22, 2010, 05:52:01 PM

Good day,

Currently using version 4.8 Home Edition, I happened to come upon the Log Viewer for the very first time.  It contains quite a bit of history, some of which is from 3/2006 and the majority from 12/2009.

To regain hard drive space, is it safe to delete these logs?

Replies are both welcomed and awaited, and thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Log Viewer: Safe to Delete Logs?
Post by: Bluesman on February 22, 2010, 06:33:36 PM

Quote from: Ctrek on February 22, 2010, 05:52:01 PM

To regain hard drive space, is it safe to delete these logs?

The logs usually aren't big, but yes, you can delete them.

Title: Re: Log Viewer: Safe to Delete Logs?
Post by: MikeBCda on February 22, 2010, 10:12:15 PM

If you're not running into periodic problems that you need to identify, it's probably a good idea to specify a "threshold" (i.e., level of seriousness) log, so that the less serious events don't get logged.  If I remember correctly, I only had Warning (and worse) logs enabled under 4.8.