View Log File

View the log to see a record or report of changes to files after a SyncToy folder pair action has been run. SyncToy reports on the number of files it synchronized, the number of files that did not require synchronization, the length of time the SyncToy run took, and other statistics. The log can be particularly useful when you have scheduled SyncToy to run unattended. You may wish to view the log to see whether the scheduled SyncToy run completed as you expected.

SyncToy writes to the Windows XP event log. To view the log:

1. Select start .
2. Select Run.
3. Type eventvwr.exe and press the Enter key.
4. The Windows XP Event Viewer program runs and allows you to see the contents of the Application, Security and System logs. SyncToy writes only to the Application log.
5. Double-click on Application to view the Application log.
6. Many programs write to this log. Entries written by SyncToy will be marked with "SyncToy" in the Source column.