If you're having issues with DuckStation, we may request a log file for you to help figure out what's going on.
For Windows/Linux (in the Qt Frontend):
- Open DuckStation.
- Open
Settings -> Advanced Settings
.
- Set the
Log Level
drop-down to Debug
.
- Check the
Log To System Console
and Log To File
.
- Close and re-open DuckStation.
- Start your game and reproduce whichever issue you are having.
- Either screenshot the console window, or:
After you have sent us a copy of the log, be sure to disable logging to reduce disk wear and restore full performance.
- Open
Settings -> Advanced Settings
.
- Set the
Log Level
drop-down to Information
.
- Uncheck the
Log To System Console
and Log To File
options.
For Android
- Open DuckStation.
- Open
Settings
, and swipe to the Advanced
tab.
- Set the
Log Level
preference to Debug
.
- Check
Log To File
.
- Close and re-open DuckStation.
- Start your game and reproduce whichever issue you are having.
- Close DuckStation.
- Send us a copy of
duckstation.log
in your user directory (<storage>/Android/data/com.github.stenzek.duckstation/files/duckstation.log
).
After you have sent us a copy of the log, be sure to disable logging to reduce disk wear and restore full performance.
- Open
Settings
, and swipe to the Advanced
tab.
- Set the
Log Level
preference to Information
.
- Uncheck the
Log To File
option.