Editor’s note: The following review is part of Macworld’s GemFest 2012 series. Every weekday from mid June through mid August, the Macworld staff will use the Mac Gems blog to briefly cover a favorite ...

Log rotation, a normal thing on Linux systems, keeps any particular log file from becoming too large, yet ensures that sufficient details on system activities are still available for proper system ...

If you usually keep a known amount of hard-drive space clear, and suddenly find your system running low on space, a problem with the way the system handles log files may be to blame. You can use a ...

Disappearing hard drive space -- Log files usually the culprit We continue to cover an issue where available space on the startup volume rapidly declines autonomously ...

In Windows 11/10/8/7, the System File Checker is integrated with Windows Resource Protection, which protects registry keys and folders as well as critical system files. If any changes are detected to ...

OS X includes a number of tools that can be useful for troubleshooting purposes. Console, which you’ll find in the Applications -> Utilities folder, is one such tool. Console is a front-end for all ...

System logs are akin to a continuous, detailed journal that records events and activities happening within a computer system. These logs are pivotal for diagnosing problems, understanding user ...

Running a DNS-321 on my home network, fun-plugged it and got Vsftpd up and running. I cannot however get it to actually log any activity in the 2 log files I created in /ffp/var/log following this ...