Configure or View SharePoint Diagnostic Logging Location in SharePoint Server 2010 2013 2016

As we all know that the Default SharePoint log files are saved at

C:\Program files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\LOGS

The Sharepoint LOGS folder contains

log files (.log),

data files (.txt), and

usage files (.usage)

This post explores how to view and modify the Default SharePoint Log Location -

Step 1) Open SharePoint Central Administration for the SharePoint farm, browse to Monitoring in the Central Administration

Step 2) In Monitoring, go to Configure Diagnostic Logging under Reporting

Step 3) Specify the below settings under Trace Log

1. Path: enter the path where the logs are to be stored Example: E:\LOGS
2. Number of Days to Store Log Files: Duration in days for which the log files are to be stored
3. Enable the Trace log disk space usage : When checked restricts the maximum logs (in GB) in the log folder
4. Enter the size of Log Folder (in GB), If the logs exceeds the configured size then it will delete the older log files.

Step 4) Select OK and you are done.