#233 Log File - Easy Access

[Jco61]

No Easy Way to Access Log File. Provide easy wat to access this file that does not involved the user searching the computer. Also, Warnings need to have a better way of presenting themselves so that the User knows that they need to resolve the Warning before you loose data.

[obelix30]

Path to log file is shown when you start application, for example:

[7/5/2020 11:13:18 PM | Information]    Started application GO Contact Sync Mod (3.10.92) on Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit; 10.0.18363) and Office 2016 (32-bit)
[7/5/2020 11:13:18 PM | Information]    Detailed log file created: C:\Users\obelix30\AppData\Roaming\GoContactSyncMOD\log.txt
[7/5/2020 11:13:32 PM | Information]    Loading Outlook folders...
[7/5/2020 11:13:32 PM | Information]    Loaded Outlook folders.
[7/5/2020 11:13:32 PM | Information]    Connecting to Google...
[7/5/2020 11:13:33 PM | Information]    GO Contact Sync Mod
[7/5/2020 11:13:33 PM | Information]    Reading version number from sf.net...
[7/5/2020 11:13:37 PM | Information]    Version of GCSM is uptodate.

Also you have FAQ how to access them:
https://sourceforge.net/p/googlesyncmod/faq/2014/12/where-is-the-log-file/

[Jco61]

Oh, I understand where the log.txt is located and how to access it. But I'm savvier on the computer than a lot of folks. I think the GUI needs to have some buttons or menus that lets you access the log file.

Also, might be a good idea to for all Warnings and Errors to be in a separate file for easy access. The user needs to act on those types of contacts before possibly syncing in the other direction and loosing data.

[obelix30]

Moving to Feature Requests

[obelix30]

Ticket moved from /p/googlesyncmod/bugs/1225/