https://sourceforge.net/p/ai-file-sorter/wiki/Troubleshooting/Recent changes to TroubleshootingenSun, 10 May 2026 16:52:00 -0000https://sourceforge.net/p/ai-file-sorter/wiki/Troubleshooting/<div class="markdown_content"><h1 id="h-troubleshooting">Troubleshooting</h1> <h2 id="h-logs">Logs</h2> <p>AI File Sorter writes three rotating log files:</p> <ul> <li><code>core.log</code></li> <li><code>db.log</code></li> <li><code>ui.log</code></li> </ul> <h3 id="h-log-locations">Log locations</h3> <ul> <li>Windows: <code>%APPDATA%\AIFileSorter\logs</code></li> <li>Linux: <code>$XDG_CACHE_HOME/AIFileSorter/logs</code></li> <li>Linux fallback: <code>~/.cache/AIFileSorter/logs</code></li> </ul> <h3 id="h-log-rotation">Log rotation</h3> <p>Each log file rotates at <strong>5 MiB</strong> and keeps <strong>3</strong> rolled files.</p> <h2 id="h-what-to-check-first">What to check first</h2> <ul> <li>Start with <code>core.log</code> when troubleshooting backend selection, local model startup, or packaging/runtime issues.</li> <li>If a local GPU backend fails, try the system compatibility check and compare the available backend options.</li> <li>If local model downloads are incomplete, reopen <strong>Settings -&gt; Select LLM...</strong> and verify the required model files are present.</li> </ul> <h2 id="h-support">Support</h2> <p>If the issue is still unclear, use the contact options on the project website:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://filesorter.app/contact" rel="nofollow">https://filesorter.app/contact</a></li> </ul></div>hyperfieldSun, 10 May 2026 16:52:00 -0000https://sourceforge.net459fb51ff54123beb7eef32b0d19fc397c5dc25d