Find device crash logs on a Mac or Windows computer

When an app crashes on a device, the operating system creates a log of that event. The next time you connect the device to iTunes, iTunes downloads those records (known as crash logs) to your Mac. Ask testers of your app to send these crash logs to you along with any bug reports. Then view crash logs in the Devices and Simulators window.

Alternatively, if you use TestFlight or the App Store to distribute your app, Apple collects and aggregates crash logs into crash reports for you. You view these crash reports in the Crashes organizer.

Locate crash logs on a Mac

  1. Connect the device to a Mac running iTunes.

    iTunes downloads the crash logs to your Mac.

  2. In the Finder, choose Go > Go to Folder.

  3. Enter ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/MobileDevice.

  4. Open the folder identified by your device’s name.

  5. Select the crash logs named after the app you’re testing.

    Tip: To avoid sending duplicate crash logs to developers, delete the crash logs you previously sent.

Locate crash logs on Windows

  1. In the Windows search field, enter the crash log directory for your operating system, replacing <user_name> with your Windows user name.

    • For crash log storage on Windows, type:

      C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Apple computer\Logs\CrashReporter/MobileDevice
    • For crash log storage on Windows XP, type:

      C:\Documents and Settings\<user_name>\Application Data\Apple computer\Logs\CrashReporter
  2. Open the folder named after your device’s name.

  3. Select the crash logs named after the app you’re testing.

See alsoView crash logs in the Devices and Simulators windowAbout the Crashes organizer