3 log locations · Windows, macOS, Linux
Obsidian logs to %APPDATA%\obsidian\ on Windows.
Obsidian logs to ~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/ on macOS.
Obsidian logs to ~/.config/obsidian/ on Linux.
Paths are printed exactly as Obsidian 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.
%APPDATA%\obsidian\- Crash logs in %APPDATA%\obsidian\Crashpad\reports\; Ctrl+Shift+I opens the developer console for runtime output~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/- Cmd+Option+I opens the DevTools console for runtime errors~/.config/obsidian/- Flatpak: ~/.var/app/md.obsidian.Obsidian/config/obsidian/