Saving System Report and system.log Files on macOS

macOS 11.1 and 12

System Report

1. Click the apple logo in the top-left corner
2. Click About This Mac
3. Click System Report
4. Press COMMAND + S
5. Type the name for the report, choose where to save it, and click Save

system.log

1. Open Finder
2. Navigate to Applications > Utilities > Console
3. Click system.log, then click File > Reveal in Finder in the top-left corner
4. Select the system.log file and drag it to the desired folder

macOS 10.12-10.15

System Report

1. Click the apple logo in the top-left corner
2. Click About This Mac
3. Click System Report
4. Press COMMAND + S
5. Type the name for the report, choose where to save it, and click Save

system.log

1. Open Finder
2. Navigate to Applications > Utilities > Console
3. Select the system.log file from the left frame and drag it to the desired folder

OS X 10.11

System Report

1. Click the apple logo in the top-left corner
2. Click About This Mac
3. Click System Report
4. In the menu bar, click Choose File > Save
5. Type the name for the report, choose where to save it, and click Save

system.log

1. Open Finder
2. Navigate to Apps > Utilities > Console
3. In the left part of the window, find the Files section
4. Select the system.log file
5. In the menu bar, click File > Save a Copy As
6. Type the name for the file, choose where to save it, and click Save

OS X 10.9 and 10.10

System Report

1. Open Finder
2. Navigate to Apps > Utilities
3. Double-click System Information
4. In the menu bar, click File > Save
5. Type the name for the file, choose where to save it, and click Save

system.log

1. Open Finder
2. Navigate to Apps > Utilities
3. Double-click Console
4. In the left part of the window, select system.log
5. In the menu bar, click File > Save a Copy As
6. Type the name for the file, choose where to save it, and click Save