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How to find from where windows trace.etl file is written?

Shah, Darshan (Contractor) 26 Reputation points
2022-02-01T13:01:16.843+00:00

Hello all,

How to find from where Server_Trace.etl file is written on Azure VM? This file has high writes rate so need to find from where this trace file is written and possible then need to stop it.

I checked Performance Monitor, SQL Server Trace, Task scheduler however donot find anything from where it is written.

Could anyone please help on this ?

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  1. Prrudram-MSFT 28,201 Reputation points Moderator
    2022-02-02T08:19:44.157+00:00

    Hello @Shah, Darshan (Contractor) ,

    Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A platform. Happy to answer your question.
    The best way to check the source of any trace files being logged is to use Process Monitor(ProcMon) tool not the performance monitor.
    Download and install the procmon tool from procmon
    Use the search(ctrl+f) or the search magnifier from the tools to find the actual file and then navigate to the process that is associated to that file.

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