ERR File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .err
Full Name Error Log File
Type Log File
Main Function Storing error messages generated by software applications
MIME Type text/plain
Text Format Plain text
Encoding ASCII or UTF-8
File Structure Sequential entries with timestamp and error description
Timestamp Format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
Usability Troubleshooting and diagnostics
Accessibility Text editors or dedicated log viewers
Common Tools to Open Notepad, Sublime, VSCode, LogViewer
File Origin Software applications, servers
Security Consideration May contain sensitive information
Compression Usually not compressed, but can be archived
Common Errors File corruption, absence of expected log entries
Creation Method Automatically by software or manually by developers
Modification Append-only by default, editable with text editor
Archiving Practices Periodical archiving to reduce size and maintain performance
Standard No universal standard; depends on the application