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cannot see installing SQL to view backup log files and the converttotxt app seems interesting, but looks like it comes as part of an enormous suite. &nbsp;Wow, never thought viewing a backup log could take this much effort. &nbsp;Thanks.
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cannot see installing SQL to view backup log files and the converttotxt app seems interesting, but looks like it comes as part of an enormous suite.  Wow, never thought viewing a backup log could take this much effort.  Thanks.

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Windows 2008r2 stores the log files for the builtin backup tool in .etl format. &nbsp;It even looks like multiple files are generated for the backup. &nbsp;Is there a good way to view this info? &nbsp;Trying to look at them in Event Vwr does not seem to work well. &nbsp;I'm hoping there is another tool to get a look at what is happening during a simple data backup. &nbsp;Thanks.
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Windows 2008r2 stores the log files for the builtin backup tool in .etl format.  It even looks like multiple files are generated for the backup.  Is there a good way to view this info?  Trying to look at them in Event Vwr does not seem to work well.  I'm hoping there is another tool to get a look at what is happening during a simple data backup.  Thanks.

tool to view .etl files in Windows 2008r2

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.