Troubleshooting PowerGUI

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How to find the PowerGUI log files

If you experience any serious issues with the PowerGUI it would be helpful to send the PowerGUI log files to us by attaching them to a post on the forums.

Logs are stored in your user profile in your local (non-roaming) AppData folder. On Windows XP the path to that folder will look something like this: 

   C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Quest Software\PowerGUI\Logs

On more recent operating systems like Windows 7, the path to that folder will look like something like this: 

   C:\users\username\AppData\Local\Quest Software\PowerGUI\Logs

NOTE: If you are using PowerGUI Pro, then look in the "PowerGUI Pro" folder instead of the "PowerGUI" folder.

You can see the contents of the Logs folder on any operating system by using PowerShell to invoke the following command: 

   Get-ChildItem "$env:LocalAppData\Quest Software\PowerGUI\Logs"

The contents of that folder will look something like the following: 

       Directory: C:\Users\Poshoholic\AppData\Local\Quest Software\PowerGUI\Logs
   
   Mode                LastWriteTime     Length Name
   ----                -------------     ------ ----
   -a---        01/06/2010  12:42 AM     168051 console.05-31-2010.09.01.40-5088.log
   -a---        17/06/2010  12:37 PM      15918 console.06-17-2010.12.31.53-6548.log
   -a---        18/06/2010  12:05 PM         75 console.06-18-2010.12.05.09-8344.log
   -a---        03/06/2010   6:05 PM       1516 scripteditor.06-02-2010.12.42.47-5344.log
   -a---        04/06/2010   5:47 PM       1523 scripteditor.06-04-2010.15.44.29-8444.log
   -a---        05/06/2010   8:37 PM       5482 scripteditor.06-04-2010.18.43.00-10820.log
   -a---        07/06/2010   8:54 AM       1515 scripteditor.06-06-2010.14.46.06-5420.log
   -a---        07/06/2010   2:56 PM       3788 scripteditor.06-07-2010.07.54.33-6392.log
   -a---        14/06/2010   4:35 PM     224141 scripteditor.06-14-2010.12.01.07-4204.log
   -a---        14/06/2010   9:51 PM         75 scripteditor.06-14-2010.21.46.44-1496.log
   -a---        17/06/2010   4:20 PM       1430 scripteditor.06-17-2010.15.17.40-9424.log

Please go to the PowerGUI discussion forum and notify us about your problem by posting the issue there. Make sure you provide relevant information about your environment as well, such as what operating system and service pack you are using, what version of PowerShell you have installed (you can find that in the $PSVersionTable variable in PowerShell itself), as well as other relevant details (if the issue is about Active Directory, details such as forest functional level, network configuration, etc. can be helpful). It is also useful to provide the specific steps you took when you encountered the problem. Then attach the log file(s) from your Logs folder identified above and post the issue and we'll get back to you as soon as we can with the next steps.

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