Something weird is happening in console on my mac

It first started back on Tuesday where when I checked the console app on mac there were two Wifi.logs. The new Wifi log is called Wifi.7.05.6:34.log. I tried to look online for answers however I found none explaining this weird occurrence. I then deleted that file as I don't know what to do with it. It didn't pop up on Wednesday but it did on Thursday as Wifi.7.07.5:13.log. Yesterday it was surprisingly gone, however there was 2 more logs which were Wifi.7.08.5:11.log and Wifi.7.08.6:07.log. I deleted the Wifi.7.08.5:11.log but the Wifi.7.08.6:07.log didn't disappear today. So today I decided to shutdown my computer. After I opened my computer the log was gone. However today on 2 pm a new log popped up called Wifi.7.09.2:33.log. I looked at each of the logs at 2:33 and found these message events.


Here is what happened during 2:33 on the main Wifi log


Here's what happened during 2:33 on the other log


Has anyone encountered the same weird occurrence, does anyone have any explanation for it? Please help me I'm really lost and confused.


Posted on Jul 9, 2022 5:12 PM

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Jul 10, 2022 5:02 PM in response to Jake_jr

Just ignore the macOS system logs as they are next to useless for troubleshooting issues these days. You will drive yourself crazy trying to make any sense from all the clutter in those logs. Most of the information is meaningless to anyone but the developer of that software (even then I'm not sure it is useful).


If you are having a specific issue with your WiFi, then see this Apple article:

If your Mac isn't connecting to the internet over Wi-Fi - Apple Support


Otherwise actually tell us the problem and symptoms so someone may offer some suggestions. We would need to know the exact model of the Mac and version of macOS. You can get this information by clicking the Apple menu and selecting "About This Mac". Even better, to look for possible software issues run EtreCheck and give it "Full Disk Access so the report includes more details which may provide more clues (it will give us this information & more). Post the report here using the "Additional Text" icon which looks like a piece of paper.


Jul 10, 2022 5:26 PM in response to Jake_jr

Jake_jr wrote:

It first started back on Tuesday where when I checked the console app on mac there were two Wifi.logs. The new Wifi log is called Wifi.7.05.6:34.log. I tried to look online for answers however I found none explaining this weird occurrence. I then deleted that file as I don't know what to do with it. It didn't pop up on Wednesday but it did on Thursday as Wifi.7.07.5:13.log. Yesterday it was surprisingly gone, however there was 2 more logs which were Wifi.7.08.5:11.log and Wifi.7.08.6:07.log. I deleted the Wifi.7.08.5:11.log but the Wifi.7.08.6:07.log didn't disappear today. So today I decided to shutdown my computer. After I opened my computer the log was gone. However today on 2 pm a new log popped up called Wifi.7.09.2:33.log. I looked at each of the logs at 2:33 and found these message events.

Here is what happened during 2:33 on the main Wifi log
<Wifi.log.log>

Here's what happened during 2:33 on the other log

<Wifi.7.09.2:33.log.log>
Has anyone encountered the same weird occurrence, does anyone have any explanation for it? Please help me I'm really lost and confused.


This seems normal.


Unless you have some associated issue I would ignore it and let the macOS do what it does.


Stay out of console.app if it bugs you.

Jul 10, 2022 5:05 PM in response to HWTech

Last Thursday, when I checked console I saw a brand new log called Wifi.07.07.5:11.log. I assumed it to be a temporary file on my computer. I was right as the next day I checked and that log was gone. However it added two new Logs which were Wifi.07.08.5:13 and Wifi.07.08.6:07.log. I quickly assumed they were just going to be like last time so I deleted the 5:13 log. But the next day the 6:07 log is still there. I was confused by it. On the same day a new log called Wifi.07.09.14:32.log popped up. But that log was not deleted by today either, so I am just confused as to why the first one was deleted but none of the others were.

Jul 10, 2022 5:40 PM in response to Jake_jr

Jake_jr wrote:

So it's just a normal occurrence, thanks for the help

Yes.


From your Finder you can see all kinds of "duplicates" the macOS generates and will take of it...this is not an issue.


Finder>Go>Go to Folders copy and paste:

/private/var/log


unless you are a macOS Reliability/ DevOps enginneer I would not waste anytime trying to sort out the macOS behind the scenes.

Jul 10, 2022 5:45 PM in response to Jake_jr

macOS may have multiple logs of a similar type plus macOS seems to have no rhyme or reason to how many types of a single log type are stored or when they are deleted. I've seen log files with a single line entry, while other logs may include months of entries. Apple has destroyed the useful nature of the system logs many years ago. Nothing seems out of the ordinary.


Just use your Mac normally and only worry about your apps & data. If you have a problem, then see my earlier post on ways of gathering information for posting here on the forums.



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