{"id":"getting-started.how-do-i-see-the-activity-log","url":"/faq/getting-started/how-do-i-see-the-activity-log","category":{"id":"getting-started","title":"Getting started"},"subcategory":{"id":"finding-your-way","title":"Finding your way around"},"question":"How do I see a log of what Storage Studio has done?","alt_questions":["Storage Studio Activity Log","Storage Studio history of actions","What did Storage Studio move last night?","Storage Studio log window","See Storage Studio's recent activity"],"short_answer":"Open More → Background Activity… for a plain-English card per background job, or More → Activity Log… for the detailed log. In the Advanced popover, ⌘L opens the Log window.","answer_markdown":"There are two views, depending on how much detail you want:\n\n- **More → Background Activity…** — the plain-English view: one card per kind of background job, when it last ran, a health pill and any issues explained simply.\n- **More → Activity Log…** — the detailed log of recent activity.\n\nFor what a specific clean-up removed, open the result of that run, which lists exactly what was cleared. In the Advanced view, **⌘L** opens the Log window from the popover.","answer_html":"

There are two views, depending on how much detail you want:

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For what a specific clean-up removed, open the result of that run, which lists exactly what was cleared. In the Advanced view, ⌘L opens the Log window from the popover.

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How do I see a log of what Storage Studio has done?

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Short answer: Open More → Background Activity… for a plain-English card per background job, or More → Activity Log… for the detailed log. In the Advanced popover, ⌘L opens the Log window.

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There are two views, depending on how much detail you want:

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  • More → Background Activity… — the plain-English view: one card per kind of background job, when it last ran, a health pill and any issues explained simply.
  • More → Activity Log… — the detailed log of recent activity.
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For what a specific clean-up removed, open the result of that run, which lists exactly what was cleared. In the Advanced view, ⌘L opens the Log window from the popover.

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