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Troubleshooting Horizon Client 5
You can solve most Horizon Client problems by resetting the desktop or reinstalling the app.
You can also enable log collection and send log files to VMware for troubleshooting.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Collecting and Sending Logging Information,” on page 53
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“Reset a Remote Desktop or Application,” on page 55
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“Uninstall Horizon Client,” on page 55
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“Horizon Client Stops Responding or the Remote Desktop Freezes,” on page 56
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“Problem Establishing a Connection When Using a Proxy,” on page 56
Collecting and Sending Logging Information
You can configure Horizon Client to collect log information and send log files to VMware for
troubleshooting.
If Horizon Client quits unexpectedly, Horizon Client immediately prompts you to send log files to VMware.
If log collection is enabled, the crash log file contains detailed debug information. If log collection is
disabled, only certain exception information is included in the crash log file.
Horizon Client generates three types of log files (Horizon_View_Client_logs_timestamp.txt,
libcdk_timestamp.txt, and pcoip_client_timestamp.txt) and keeps the last five log files of each type.
If you choose to send log files to VMware, Horizon Client uses the available email client on your device to
create a message. If your email client can send multiple attachments, Horizon Client attaches the last five log
files of each type to the message. If your email client cannot send multiple attachments, Horizon Client
compresses the last five log files of each type and attaches a ZIP file to the message. The ZIP file name
contains a time stamp, for example, Horizon_View_Client_logs_timestamp.zip.
You can also manually retrieve and send log files at any time.
Enable Horizon Client Log Collection
When you enable log collection, Horizon Client creates log files that contain information that can help
VMware troubleshoot problems with Horizon Client.
Because log collection affects the performance of Horizon Client, enable log collection only if you are
experiencing a problem.
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