If you're gathering your log for troubleshooting purposes, please send us the following file(s) in an email to vpnsupport@getadblock.com or in a reply to our request for your log.
Windows
If you can open the AdBlock VPN menu:
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- Open the hamburger menu (three horizontal lines in the upper left corner).
- Select Help & Feedback.
- Click Contact Support.
- Click Create App Logs. This will generate a log file on your desktop.
- Drag and drop "AdBlockVPNLogs.zip" from your desktop into your message.
If you can’t open the AdBlock VPN menu:
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- Open File Explorer and in the address bar, type in
%programdata%
and hit the Enter key. - In the local program data folder that opens, navigate to AdBlock > AdBlock VPN > Data.
- Drag and drop the “AdBlockVPNLogs” file into your message.
- Open File Explorer and in the address bar, type in
Mac
For the stand-alone AdBlock VPN Mac app
If you can open the AdBlock VPN menu:
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- Open the hamburger menu (three horizontal lines in the upper left corner).
- Select Help & Feedback.
- Click Contact Support.
- Click Create App Logs. This will generate a log file on your desktop.
- Drag and drop "AdBlockVPNLogs.zip" from your desktop into your message.
If you can't open the AdBlock VPN menu:
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- Click on the Finder icon on your Dock.
- On the top Menu bar, select Go > Go to Folder (or use the hotkey combo Shift + Command + G).
- Paste the following into the field:
~/Library/Caches/AdBlock VPN/
and click Go. - Drag and drop the AdBlockVPNApp.log file to your desktop.
- On the top Menu bar, select Go > Go to Folder again.
- Paste the following into the field:
/Library/Caches/AdBlock VPN Provider/
and click Go. - Drag and drop the AdBlockVPNProvider.log file to your desktop.
- Attach the .log files to your message.
For the AdBlock for Safari Mac app with AdBlock VPN integration
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Click on the Finder icon on your Dock.
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On the top Menu bar, select Go > Go to Folder (or use the hotkey combo Shift + Command + G).
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Paste the following into the field:
~/Library/Containers/com.betafish.adblock-mac/Data/Library/Caches/AdBlock/
and click Go. -
Drag and drop the AdBlockApp.log file to your desktop.
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Attach the .log file to your message.
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Mobile (Android and iOS)
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- On your mobile device, tap the AdBlock VPN icon to open it.
- In the application drawer, select Settings and enable "Send diagnostic data".
- Return to the application drawer and tap 6 times on the AdBlock icon. A new category called "Debug” will appear.
- Tap on Debug and toggle the Diagnostic logger on (it will display in blue).
- Reproduce the issue you are experiencing, go back to the Debug menu, and tap Upload log file.
- After uploading is finished you will get a serial number with the name of the log.
- Take a screenshot of the screen with the serial number and attach it to your message.