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Does Power Automate Desktop has a log file?

I am experiencing an "unhandled exception error" that I would like to research

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werkbook 36 on at

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To retrieve the logs:
Go to C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop\Console\Scripts.
In the Scripts folder, select the required desktop flow based on the Workflow ID (see step 4 if you do not have this information).
Go to the Runs folder, select the required run based on the Run ID; alternatively, you can select the required run based on the folder timestamp.
Inside the Run folder, there will be a RunDefinition.json file. Open this file to view the name of the desktop flow and confirm that you are in the correct folder.
The logs can be found in the Actions.log file.
To learn more about Microsoft Power Automate for desktop, please visit Werkbook

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momlo 1,527 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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The Actions.log file is now being cleared on the new versions of PAD.
You can change that via registry to keep the logs after they are uploaded to the cloud:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/governance#configure-power-automate-for-desktop-to-keep-the-flow-run-details

Having said that, the actions.log will most like be not that much useful it this is a PAD crash, it should show the last successful action executed by the PAD (so we could assume the next action caused the error though).
For full diagnostic logs go to machine runtime and export logs from there - this is the package MS asks for when troubleshooting customer service tickets.

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Shante 4 on at

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Thanks much. I actually found these but there is not much information that can be gathered from it besides the flow activity.

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Shante 4 on at

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Thanks much. Can you direct me how to find machine runtime logs?

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momlo 1,527 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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open power automate machine runtime - it's one of the very few options there

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