Deployment log file locations

Last updated on Aug 3, 2026

Log file paths for Adobe deployment and packaging tools to troubleshoot installation and update issues.

When troubleshooting deployment, packaging, or installation issues, you can locate and review log files generated by Adobe administrative tools. Use this reference to find the exact location and filename for each tool's diagnostic logs.

Deployment and packaging tool logs

Tool

Log filename

Adobe Update Server Setup Tool (AUSST)

AdobeUpdateServerSetupTool.log

Exception Deployer

ExceptionDeployer.log

Remote Update Manager (RUM)

RemoteUpdateManager.log

Creative Cloud Packager – PDApp

PDApp.log

Creative Cloud Packager – Package Builder

AdobePBhhmmss_ddmmyy.log

Note

In the filename AdobePBhhmmss_ddmmyy.log, hhmmss_ddmmyy = hour|minute|second_date|month|year

Licensing logs

Platform

Location

Windows

%temp%\oobelib.log

macOS

/tmp/oobelib.log

Creative Cloud download and installation logs

Creative Cloud Packager creates a log file if a file named asu.trace is placed at:

Platform

Location

Windows

%temp%

macOS

~/Library/Logs/

DLM.log file locations

The resulting DLM.log file is created at:

Platform

Location

Windows

%temp%\AdobeDownload

macOS

~/Library/Logs/AdobeDownload

For Windows errors in the DLM.log, refer to Windows Dev Error Messages on Microsoft Learn. For example, error 12150.