Environment
- Microsoft Windows: All Supported Versions
Objective
How to limit the size of procmon files by setting up circular logging
Resolution
- Download and install Process Monitor ( Process Monitor - Sysinternals )
- Open ProcMon
- Select Options > History Depth...
- Select "Limit to:" and specify a file size between 200 and 500 MB as desired e.g. Limit to 300 MB
- Select File > Backing Files...
- Select Limit "Use file named:" and enter desired file path and file name for procmon files e.g. C:\Temp\LogFile.PML
- Close Procmon and reopen when ready to begin replicating issue
- Once Procmon is reopened, observe that procmon files will automatically be generated in the specified file location with the specified name prefix e.g. C:\Temp\LogFile.PML, LogFile-1.PML, LogFile-2.PML, etc...
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