Protecting dump files and trace files

Dump files and trace files contain information about the operating system, and may also contain user data. To prevent unauthorized access to such data, you can enable protection of dump files and trace files.

If protection of dump files and trace files is enabled, the files can be accessed by the following users:

• Dump files can be accessed by the system administrator and local administrator, and by the user that enabled the writing of dump files and trace files.
• Trace files can be accessed only by the system administrator and local administrator.

To enable or disable protection of dump files and trace files:

1. In the main application window, click the button .
2. In the application settings window, select Advanced settings → General.
3. In the Debug information block, use the Enable dump and trace files protection check box to enable or disable file protection.
4. Save your changes.

Dump files and trace files that were written while protection was active remain protected even after this function is disabled.

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