![]() Typically, we’re only going to be interested in examining the most recent log file if troubleshooting new problems, but the process that I’m going to describe here can also be used to view the older logs, too. Pro Tip No.1: if you’re a Terminal whizz and you want to change how many old logs are kept or at what size the log file gets turned over, you can edit the /etc/nf file, but be sure to read the man page for newsyslog first. It then compresses and keeps the old logs, typically up to five logs prior to the current one. Secondly, the reason you may have more than one install log is that OS X creates new install logs every time the log file gets to around 1MB in size. The most recent one is simply called install.log, older ones will have a filename ending with. Firstly, chances are you’ll find more than one install log in your logs folder. I’ll tell you how to do that in a moment – in a number of ways – but first let’s just make a few notes. DetectX 2 now has a system analyser that records and displays changes to your system configuration over time.Įver wondered if a link you clicked sneakily downloaded and installed some unwanted software on your mac? Or have you suddenly found your mac behaving weirdly, a situation that is often a result of installing new software that conflicts with something else on the system, but can’t remember what you recently installed? In these sorts of scenarios, what you need to do is check your install logs. ![]() Read more about adware, adwaremedic, annoyware, DetectX, mac, MacKeeper, malware, remove.UPDATE: I’ve written a free app that pretty much supercedes what I wrote in this post. ![]() See the Tech Tip on Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac for more information on removing adware. If your Mac is still giving you random pop ups and such after you’ve cleared everything from DetectX, you may want to run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac also.
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