Determining the location of your SharePoint 2010 log files

If you're researching a problem with your SharePoint 2010 farm and wish to peruse the SharePoint log files, the standard location for these files is listed as follows:

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

If the directory doesn't contain any files, this most likely indicates that your SharePoint Admin has configured the logs to be sent to another location in order to conserve hard drive space on the C: drive.  If the files have been moved, you can locate them via the following steps:

1. Open SharePoint 2010 Central Administration
2. Click on Monitoring
3. Under Reporting, click on Configure diagnostic logging
4. Scroll down to the Trace Log extension and locate the Path text box

The information contained in the Path text box is the location where your SharePoint log files are being written.