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"Chat logs" folder by tistou77 on 11-01-2011 at 06:15 PM
Hello
since version 5.10 (I use the latest available) there is a folder Messenger Plus\My chat logs that is created in C: \Users\my_user\Documents
while archiving options, etc ... are disabled in WLM and Msg Plus.
Not using the archiving options, how to not having this folder?
I'm on Windows 7 x64, and WLM 14.0.8117.416 Msg Plus 5.10.0.748
thank you for your help 
PS: sorry for my english
RE: "Chat logs" folder by matty on 11-01-2011 at 06:59 PM
Do you mean the folders were created even though you disabled Chat Logging?
If this is the case this is normal. The directory is created by default.
RE: "Chat logs" folder by tistou77 on 11-01-2011 at 08:31 PM
yes, the directory is created
it is not possible that the directory is not created if the options are disabled?
at the moment, I stay with version 5.0.3
thanks
RE: "Chat logs" folder by CookieRevised on 11-02-2011 at 01:01 AM
I can confirm that, with Plus! 5.10, the log folder is created each time you login into Messenger even if you have disabled all disk logging in that account. This is didn't happen in previous versions.
I'm not sure if this is a bug. It could be by (poor) design (it should be created if it doesn't exist and only when needed). Nevertheless I will request this thread to be moved to the Bug Reports forum so it can be looked into.
Thus:
quote:I disagree though, it is not normal.
Originally posted by matty
Do you mean the folders were created even though you disabled Chat Logging?
If this is the case this is normal. The directory is created by default.
It should only be created when logging is enabled and only if the directory doesn't exist yet. Aka, it should be done in an error trap when attempting to create a log file. It should not be done each time you log into Messenger regardless if you enabled or disabled logging.
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This said, tistou77, the directory is indeed not automatically removed when you disable logging. But this is a good thing; imagine what would happen when somebody disables logging temporary (they would loose their logs). A program should not remove such directories on its own (not even empty ones).