Back up Log File

[Plover]

I'm getting an error message when I open the Open CPN program saying that the back up log file is taking up data space. I've had this problem before and solved it by moving it out of the C Drive.

On my new computer, I can not locate where the Log file is. I've looked in the C Drive/Program Data/open cpn file but do not see it.

Any suggestions?

[cagney]

That is very easy. OpenCPN shows you exactly where.
Click on the Toolbar icon (Hamburger) in the upper left corner.
Then press the icon that is a circle with a "?" in, and it's presented for you.

This and many more useful thing are available in the friendly manual.
Read It!

[gonesail]

anybody know of a way to prevent OpenCPN from writing this log file?

[nohal]

Originally Posted by gonesail

anybody know of a way to prevent OpenCPN from writing this log file?

There is no such way, unless you want to modify the source code and build a version without logging yourself.

The nearest to disabling logging without modifying the code is to limit the information written to the logfile to only errors by starting opencpn with parameter -l error

[cagney]

Originally Posted by nohal

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The nearest to disabling logging without modifying the code is to limit the information written to the logfile to only errors by starting opencpn with parameter -l error

If the size of the two log files is the real problem, combine above advice with a startup script (for example) that deletes the two files. Otherwise the log files will very slowly, after many restarts, expand to the default sizes.