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Disable log files in DayZ
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Description

This is more of a feature request than a bug report, but support redirected me here.

First, a description of the problem:

DayZ Standalone is creating a lot of huge log files, several gigabytes in size. The other day, I removed about 30 gigabytes of logs. Other people on the server I play on is experiencing the same problem. One guy told me that he removed 128 gigabytes of logs recently.

I understand that the log files are created largely because of mods, but disabling the mods will make it impossible for me to play on 'The Hideout' server. So, my question is this: is there a way to disable logging in the game? I've googled around a bit, but I haven't had any luck. If there's no way to disable logging, could you please add it to the game, and maybe set the client to disable logging by default? I believe this is an issue that affects a lot of people, and a lot of them probably don't even realize it. A lot of people use SSDs today, myself included, and SSDs have a limited amount of rewrites, meaning DayZ is slowly killing a lot of solid state drives.

Details

Severity
Feature
Resolution
Open
Reproducibility
Always
Operating System
Windows 10 x64
Operating System Version
1909 (OS Build 18363.836)
Category
Feature Request
Steps To Reproduce

Playing the game. The problem gets bigger with mods enabled. I play on 'The Hideout EU1' on Chernarusplus.

Additional Information

As a work-around, I have denied the game write access to the folder the log files lives in (%localappdata%\dayz), and it appears to be working without any issues like crashes or freezes.

Event Timeline

Zodux created this task.May 22 2020, 1:29 PM
Zodux changed Severity from None to Feature.
Zodux changed Reproducibility from N/A to Always.
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Zodux updated the task description. (Show Details)May 22 2020, 1:38 PM
Frayed added a subscriber: Frayed.Jan 12 2023, 3:32 PM

Hey Zodux, appreciate you raising this issue, this is a concern I have too.

I have a question though regarding your work-around of denying the file write access, does that still work for you?

I ask, as when I deny access the same Dayz Refuses to boot up via any launcher with or without administrator permissions.

Can you confirm this method works for you?

Cheers in advance!