8.2 About Log Files

Data can be buffered in memory before it is logged to disk. Any buffered data is written to disk when:

• logging is stopped
• the data source is removed
• the data visualizer workspace is cleared or the data visualizer is closed down

The actual creation of the log file on disk can be delayed as described above. If no data was captured while logging was enabled, no file is created.

When logging ends and the file on the disk on is closed, a small message is displayed in the UI:

If a problem occurred, a corresponding warning message will be displayed.

Formats available for storing logged data into a file are discussed in the following sections.