Rockwell Automation 9301 Series RSView32 Users Guide - Manual (Page 255)

Configuring activity logging
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Deleting log files
You can delete old log files after a specified period or once a specified
number of files has been created. If you never want files deleted, leave
the check boxes under Delete Oldest Files blank.
Activity log files are deleted only when a new file is created. So, if your
project creates a new file each day and deletes the oldest file every
third day, your project will have files for the three previous days’ data
as well as a file for the current day.
To specify when to delete files:
1. In the Activity Log Setup editor, click the File Management tab.
2. Under Delete Oldest Files, select one or both check boxes and type
a number to specify when to delete the log files. If you select both
check boxes, files are deleted after the maximum time or after the
maximum number of files is reached, whichever happens first. If
you do not want files deleted, leave the check boxes under Delete
Oldest Files blank.
After Maximum Time
Files are deleted after the maximum time has expired. For example,
if two days is the specified time, files are deleted at midnight of the