I noticed that the Engine.log in '~/Library/Logs/Keyboard Maestro' is getting quite large and contains entries that date several years back. Since Keyboard Maestro doesn’t seem to rotate the log itself, what’s the best way to have it rotated automatically on a regular basis to keep its size under c…

[image] mfichtner: Since Keyboard Maestro doesn’t seem to rotate the log itself, what’s the best way to have it rotated automatically on a regular basis to keep its size under control? Keyboard Maestro does rotate the log, it is kept under 13MB. No need to do anything with it, it will never …

How to rotate Engine.log

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_jims January 6, 2026, 7:31am 7

Hi, @mfichtner. When you mentioned rotate were you referring to the following process?

If that's the case, I don't think that's how Keyboard Maestro operates. @peternlewis, please correct me if I wrong. I haven't been able to find this information in the wiki.

@mfichtner, you might find this macro useful: Engine.log Tool

How to rotate Engine.log

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