{"id":1122,"date":"2011-03-07T10:53:11","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T05:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=1122"},"modified":"2021-05-30T17:40:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T12:10:53","slug":"wevtutil-error-specified-channel-not-found-event-log-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wevtutil-error-specified-channel-not-found-event-log-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Wevtutil Error “The specified channel could not be found” when clearing an Event Log File"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re receiving the following error when trying to clear an event log file using the wevtutil.exe<\/code> CLI tool, then you’re most likely using an incorrect log file name parameter:<\/p>\n

Failed to clear log <logfile>. The specified channel could not be found. Check channel configuration.<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
For example, the event log file name and the display name for “Internet Explorer” are the same, hence the following command would clear the Internet Explorer log:<\/p>\n
wevtutil cl \"Internet Explorer\"<\/pre>\n
Whereas for some other events such as “Microsoft Office Alerts”, the log file name is different from the display name. To know the file name, right-click on a log and choose Properties.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Note down the Full Name \/ Log Path.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
To clear the Microsoft Office Alerts, you’ll now use this command-line:<\/p>\n
wevtutil cl OAlerts<\/pre>\n
To enumerate and list all the log files, use:<\/p>\n
wevtutil el | more<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If you’re receiving the following error when trying to clear an event log file using the wevtutil.exe CLI tool, then you’re most likely using an incorrect log file name parameter: Failed to clear log <logfile>. The specified channel could not be found. Check channel configuration. 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