# How to enable debugging
It is possible to get the apps to display or log more information that might help debug various issues.
## Desktop application
If the application starts with a white screen, open **Help > Toggle Development Tools** or **View > Toggle Development Tools** in the menu. Then check in the console if there is any error or warning and please let us know about it.
Otherwise, follow these instructions:
- Click on menu **Help > Open Profile Directory** and add a file named "flags.txt" in your directory with the following content: `--open-dev-tools --debug --log-level debug`
- Restart the application
- The development tools should now be opened. Click the "Console" tab
- Now repeat the action that was causing problem. The console might output warnings or errors - please add them to the GitHub issue. Also open log.txt in the config folder and if there is any error or warning, please also add them to the issue.
Make sure you disable debugging once you've finished. Leaving it enabled can cause your log.txt to grow very quickly. To disable debugging, simply delete the "flags.txt" file created.
### Crash reports
When the application crashes, a report is created in your [home directory](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/blob/dev/readme/apps/home_directory.md) under the name `joplin_crash_dump_<DATE_TIME>.json`. If you experience a crash please share this log with the team by posting it to the [forum](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/), [GitHub](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues) or [by email](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/laurent22/joplin/dev/Assets/AdresseSupport.png). You may also enable crash report auto-upload in the [Configuration screen](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/blob/dev/readme/apps/config_screen.md) in the "Application" section.
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