Where does Microsoft Entra Connect store its log files on Windows?

Microsoft Entra Connect

1 log location · Windows

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Where Microsoft Entra Connect keeps its logs

Microsoft Entra Connect logs to %PROGRAMDATA%\AADConnect\ on Windows.

Paths are printed exactly as Microsoft Entra Connect writes them. Environment variables like %LOCALAPPDATA% and $XDG_STATE_HOME are never expanded, so a path can be pasted straight into a shell. Where a path differs between installer types or shipping flavours, each one is racked as its own card below - why that happens.

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Wizard trace and install logs%PROGRAMDATA%\AADConnect\- trace-*.log and MSI install logs such as Synchronization Service_Install-*.log

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