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title: Targets
description: "### **Default log target** The default log target logs to a standardized location on disk. **Note**: The default log target is supported within the M-Files Cloud infrastructure. ![](https://extensionkit.unitfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Logging-Targets-1024x391.png) Access the Logging module from the Extension Kit Core dashboard in M-Files Admin…"
url: "https://extensionkit.unitfly.com/documentation/logging-targets/"
updated: "2025-07-24"
category: Configurations / Logging
---

# Targets

### **Default log target**

The default log target logs to a standardized location on disk.

**Note**: The default log target is supported within the M-Files Cloud infrastructure.

![](https://extensionkit.unitfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Logging-Targets-1024x391.png)

Access the Logging module from the Extension Kit Core dashboard in M-Files Admin to preview or download logs from the default target.

![](https://extensionkit.unitfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Logging-Targets-Default-log-targets.png)

To access and download logs from M-Files Cloud, follow the instructions provided on the following page:

[Downloading Vault Application Logs](https://userguide.m-files.com/user-guide/manage/latest/eng/downloading_vault_application_logs.html)

### **File targets**

File targets log to custom locations on disk.

**Note**: Custom file target locations are **not** supported within the [https://developer.m-files.com/Frameworks/Logging/Cloud](https://developer.m-files.com/Frameworks/Logging/Cloud)M-Files Cloud infrastructure.

![](https://extensionkit.unitfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Logging-Targets-File-target-1024x417.png)

### **Event log targets**

Event log targets write to the Windows Event Log.

**Note**: Custom file target locations are **not** supported within the [https://developer.m-files.com/Frameworks/Logging/Cloud](https://developer.m-files.com/Frameworks/Logging/Cloud)M-Files Cloud infrastructure.

### **Database targets**

Database targets write log data into a target OLEDB database.

When using a database target, the Command property sets the SQL statement to use (e.g. insert into dbo.Log (MachineName, Logged, Level, Message, Logger, Callsite, Exception) values ( @MachineName, @Logged, @Level, @Message, @Logger, @Callsite, @Exception )). Each parameter in the command text (e.g. @MachineName) is then created in the Parameters collection, and assigned data from the event itself.

![](https://extensionkit.unitfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Logging-Targets-Database-targets.png)

### **Mail targets**

Mail targets send log data to a mail server.

![](https://extensionkit.unitfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Logging-Targets-Mail-targets.png)

### **Seq targets**

Seq targets send log data to a Seq server for centralized, structured log collection and analysis.

![](https://extensionkit.unitfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Logging-Targets-Seq-targets.png)