Log files

If you are experiencing difficulties with the RStudio Desktop IDE, then finding your RStudio application logs could expose the issue. To browse the directory containing the logs from within RStudio Desktop IDEi, open Help Menu > Diagnostics > Show Log Files.

RStudio Desktop IDE is not starting

Windows

Open an Explorer window to the log file directory by typing the following command into Start > Run:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\RStudio\log

macOS

Open a Finder window to the log file directory by typing the following command at a terminal:

open ~/.local/share/rstudio/log

Linux

The log file is located in this directory:

~/.local/share/rstudio/log

Open the log files directly from the file browser or with the text editor of your choice.

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