How to get Microsoft Teams logs for Troubleshooting

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Question

How to get Microsoft Teams logs for Troubleshooting?

Answer

There are two types of logs that will be needed for troubleshooting, one is called a Media log and the other is called a Debug log. It is important to collect logs as soon as an issue occurs. The logs can be collected with just a couple of clicks.

Collecting Debug Logs

  • For Windows: Right-click on the Teams icon in the system tray and choose "Collect support files".
    Teams icon system tray highlighting Support Files
  • For Mac: Mac: Select the Help menu and choose "Collect support files".

Highlight Collect Support Files located within Help menu within Teams.

  • For Windows, You should see a notification that says, “2 file was downloaded”. The file should now be in your Downloads folder
    Image highlights to files in download folder
  • For Mac users, you should see a notification that says, "2 files were downloaded". The file should now be in your Downloads Folder.
    Mac User file download
  • You should see a folder called “MSTeams Diagnostics Log”. Right click that folder and go to the send to option and click compressed(zipped) folder.
    • You should now see another folder with the same name appear just above it.

Compressed (zipped) folder

 

For Windows:
Windows screen shot of zip MS Teams Support Logs

 

For Mac:
Mac user file downloads

  • Send the zipped MS Teams Support Log folder to the Help desk agent by attaching the file to the ticket or sending it via email.
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Article ID: 488
Created
Mon 11/22/21 12:58 PM
Modified
Fri 6/14/24 10:12 AM

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