# Can't upload .log files to the forum

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-upload-log-files-to-the-forum/50823>\
**Category:** Meta\
**Created:** [9 September 2021 15:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-upload-log-files-to-the-forum/50823 "2021-09-09T15:06:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [9 September 2021 15:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-upload-log-files-to-the-forum/50823/1 "2021-09-09T15:06:33Z")

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I see that .log files cannot be uploaded to the forum. I assume that this is a forum setting rather than browser specific. If so is there a good reason that .log files are not permitted? Other than it being the forum default that is.

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [9 September 2021 15:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-upload-log-files-to-the-forum/50823/2 "2021-09-09T15:44:08Z")

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Was it a big file?

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [9 September 2021 16:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-upload-log-files-to-the-forum/50823/3 "2021-09-09T16:07:36Z")

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No, if you click the upload button and browse then .log files are not shown, and if you drag a .log file in then it says

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/c/7/c789f42bad5092eaa9702906bbb706a967c83bd9.png)

This is in Firefox on Ubuntu. I assumed that it was a forum setting.

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [9 September 2021 16:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-upload-log-files-to-the-forum/50823/4 "2021-09-09T16:20:53Z")

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Just rename it to ,txt 😀

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [9 September 2021 16:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-upload-log-files-to-the-forum/50823/5 "2021-09-09T16:27:16Z")

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_edit: .log now added to the list of permitted upload file types_

> [@Colin](#):
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> If so is there a good reason that .log files are not permitted?

`.log` hasn't been specifically excluded - it just isn't on the list of common file types that are commonly shared in a forum.

Renaming the file to `.txt` is an easy workaround and also helps make it clear it's a text file and not some arbitrary or proprietary log file format.

But that may not be intuitive to some users - as we do see from time to time. I'll dig out the setting and see if we can add `.log` to the list.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [9 September 2021 19:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-upload-log-files-to-the-forum/50823/6 "2021-09-09T19:40:15Z")

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> [@knolleary](#):
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> > [@Colin](#):
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> > If so is there a good reason that .log files are not permitted?
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> `.log` hasn't been specifically excluded - it just isn't on the list of common file types that are commonly shared in a forum.

Our language is much too subtle in many ways. You interpreted my question as 'why are log files excluded?' which is a perfectly reasonable way of interpreting it, as 'not permitted' and 'excluded' are effectively the same thing. However what I actually meant was why are log files not included in the permitted list.

> [@knolleary](#):
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> that may not be intuitive to some users - as we do see from time to time

Yes, I have come across it a couple of times with the install log, most recently a couple of hours ago. The poster was new and could not paste a large content, but also could not attach the log file. Thanks for making the change.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [9 October 2021 19:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-upload-log-files-to-the-forum/50823/7 "2021-10-09T19:40:42Z")

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