.usage files are getting created and eating disk space

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_{Monday, June 16, 2014 7:33 AM}

Hi All,

I have noticed that under the "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\LOGS" location .usage files are getting created and with each .log file 4 to 5 .usage files are getting created. The size of one .log file and five .usage files are 40MB.

Can some one please suggest me that how can i disable the .usage file creation and reducing the .log file size.

Please its urgent.

MercuryMan

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_{Monday, June 16, 2014 7:47 AM ✅Answered}

Hello 

You can delete or move them ..And also you can specify a different location for logs Via Central Admin .

To Configure the log follow the below steps .. 

1) Open CA > Monitoring >Reporting > Diagnostic Logging 

2. Scroll down > Under Trace Log section > 

Path : To specify or change SharePoint log location ..
Number of Days to store log file : In this section you can specify the maximum days for logs .
Restrict Trace Log disk space Usage : here you can specify the size for log folder It will automatically delete older logs if size is exceeded.

Best Regards Kuldeep Verma

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_{Monday, June 16, 2014 7:50 AM ✅Answered}

It is normal for those file to exist, however they should also be cleaned up by a regular process.

This blog is a good guide to the process and what you can do with it: http://blogs.technet.com/b/sharepoint_quick_reads/archive/2012/02/20/sharepoint-2010-usage-and-health-service.aspx

You can disable the logging, or set it to a much smaller size in Central Admin.