LogFusion Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

If LogFusion fails to connect to a remote server's Event Logs, please see the following article for the Windows requirements for viewing remote Event Logs: Remote Event Logs

Starting with LogFusion 3.0, we've added a bunch of useful options to the silent installer. Please click one of the links below to view the details for that installer type.

By default, LogFusion will only load the most recent part of the file, to avoid performance issues when opening extremely large log files. This behaviour can be disabled by turning off the "Limit the number of bytes to load from a log file when first opened" option on the Log Settings tab in the LogFusion Settings.

Also note that LogFusion does not show blank lines, so if your log contains blank lines, this will also cause discrepancies in the line numbers.

Using the command line, you can launch LogFusion without previously opened logs, or you can specify which logs to open. The command line options are as follows:

LogFusion.exe /noloadlogs Launches LogFusion without opening the logs that were open the last time LogFusion was closed.

LogFusion.exe "path to log file" Launches LogFusion and opens the specified log(s).

LogFusion.exe "path to log file" -filter "text to filter for" Launches LogFusion, opens the specified log, and sets the filter text.

LogFusion.exe /noloadlogs "C:\Logs\System.log" "C:\Logs\Application.log" Launches LogFusion and opens only C:\Logs\System.log and C:\Logs\Application.log.

LogFusion.exe "C:\Logs\System.log" "C:\Logs\Application.log" Launches LogFusion and opens C:\Logs\System.log and C:\Logs\Application.log, as well as the logs that were open the last time LogFusion was closed.

LogFusion.exe "C:\Logs\System.log" -filter "Error" Launches LogFusion, opens C:\Logs\System.log and automatically puts the word "Error" in the filter text.

LogFusion uses the same installer for both the Free and the Pro version. If you don't enter a license key during the installation, you'll get an automatic 30-day trial of the Pro features.

After the 30-day trial is up, LogFusion will automatically revert to the Free version. If you'd prefer to revert LogFusion to the Free version before the end of the trial, please follow these steps:

After performing the steps above, LogFusion will revert to the Free version, with the Pro features disabled. After reverting to the Free version, you'll no longer receive message box prompts to upgrade to the Pro version.

A LogFusion Pro license key can certainly be transferred to a different computer! The license key can be installed on a different computer if you have done any of the following on the old computer first:

Basically, as long as DisplayFusion is no longer in use on the old computer, you're good to use your existing key on a new computer.

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