I find a number of .log files in various folders. will removal of these files affects programe running?
2006-12-17 05:18:42 · 9 answers · asked by vs_vk315 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
no you cant
2006-12-17 05:32:51 · answer #1 · answered by GoLd E 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
But what will you gain from by doing so ther than freeing up few megabytes of disk space ? They are safe to delete as said by other answerers, but think twice when you call the customer support of the software of which the log was deleted. They generally do ask for the log to analyze the application behaviour.
If I was in your place, I would never do that !!!
2006-12-17 05:54:35 · answer #2 · answered by Jack Loves Money 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can delete safely. If you repeat the same action such as zipping files, it creates the new log file in the path defined.
If you don't delete the log files and perform the new action, new action results will be appended to the log file and file size gets bigger and bigger.
2006-12-17 20:46:46 · answer #3 · answered by Srinivas G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check and see if they have been accessed in the past week or so. If not you can delete them safely. Most computers will put back any log file that you delete if they need it, but not all, depending on what they are. I always read them before I delete them to see what they are.
Ron
2006-12-17 05:21:20 · answer #4 · answered by Ron75 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
log files are typically used to store the error/warning/informative messages from a program.
So figure out which log files and what for they are being used for by having a peek at them.
If not for the disk space, it may be better not to delete.
2006-12-17 05:42:17 · answer #5 · answered by praveengarlapati 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no.
and just so you know, there are log files on your pc that don't end with .log.
2006-12-17 05:20:52 · answer #6 · answered by vicarious_notion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes .click start than control paneland then internet option and click on clear historyand then yes
2006-12-17 06:09:12 · answer #7 · answered by sexy l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
y not. It will not effect anything. Windows will recreate it when needed.
2006-12-20 11:02:24 · answer #8 · answered by Dave 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use the flush button.
2006-12-17 05:26:11 · answer #9 · answered by big O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋