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i using outlook under office 365 license.

outlook 2016 creating logs in temp folder when no such logging has been enabled (enable troubleshoot logging not selected)

the folder created every time delete temp folder "outlook logging". gets created when start outlook. there files inside folder created every time open outlook (if not delete main folder)

the main folder “outlook logging”

sub files name “outlook-20170608t2009110068.etl”

also in main temp folder additional files created linked outlook “{0a1fc06c-9f4e-4854-ac10-389187af4569} – oprocsessid”

please note had disabled mcafee plug-in in outlook (re-started machine), logs still being created. windows defender , mcafee av scans clean.

when have not enabled outlook logging why these files being created – have these been created default microsoft process.

a partial process monitor output temp folder

 

11:21:48.9465466 am        outlook.exe          5420   createfile          c:\users\xxxxxx\appdata\local\temp\outlook logging name collision      desired access: read data/list directory, synchronize, disposition: create, options: directory, synchronous io non-alert, open reparse point, attributes: n, sharemode: read, write, allocationsize: 0

 

11:21:48.9477760 am        outlook.exe          5420   createfile          c:\users\xxxxxx\appdata\local\temp\outlook logging success       desired access: synchronize, disposition: open, options: directory, synchronous io non-alert, open free space query, attributes: n/a, sharemode: none, allocationsize: n/a, openresult: opened

 

11:21:48.9478511 am        outlook.exe          5420   querysizeinformationvolume          c:\users\xxxxxx\appdata\local\temp\outlook logging success       totalallocationunits: 31,561,215, availableallocationunits: 22,119,527, sectorsperallocationunit: 8, bytespersector: 512

 

11:21:48.9479132 am        outlook.exe          5420   closefile          c:\users\xxxxxx\appdata\local\temp\outlook logging success

         

11:21:48.9479743 am        outlook.exe          5420   irp_mj_close          c:\users\xxxxxx\appdata\local\temp\outlook logging success

         

11:21:48.9577654 am        outlook.exe          5420   createfile

          c:\users\xxxxxx\appdata\local\temp\outlook logging success       desired access: read data/list directory, synchronize, disposition: open, options: directory, synchronous io non-alert, attributes: n/a, sharemode: read, write, delete, allocationsize: n/a, openresult: opened

 

11:21:48.9584644 am        outlook.exe          5420   querydirectory          c:\users\xxxxxx\appdata\local\temp\outlook logging success       0: outlook-20170608t1620340316.etl, 1: outlook-20170608t1717210373.etl, 2: outlook-20170608t2009110068.etl, 3: outlook-20170609t1112500391.etl, 4: outlook-20170609t1121480946.etl

 

11:21:48.9585670 am        outlook.exe          5420   querydirectory          c:\users\xxxxxx\appdata\local\temp\outlook logging no more files       

11:21:48.9586270 am        outlook.exe          5420   closefile          c:\users\xxxxxx\appdata\local\temp\outlook logging success

         

11:21:48.9588620 am        outlook.exe          5420   irp_mj_close          c:\users\xxxxxx\appdata\local\temp\outlook logging success

         

11:21:49.2134534 am        explorer.exe  7636   querydirectory          c:\users\xxxxxx\appdata\local\temp\outlook logging success       filter: outlook logging, 1: outlook logging

 

11:22:16.3622526 am        system         4        writefile          c:\users\xxxxxx\appdata\local\temp\outlook logging success       offset: 0, length: 4,096, i/o flags: non-cached, paging i/o, synchronous paging i/o, priority: low

hello,

it appears you're having problems logs being created automatically in temp folder of outlook application. know email protocol (pop/imap/exchange) using. recommend try repair outlook data files, , see if helps. so, follow steps on article.

keep posted , we'll willing assist further.

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