# Help: Automatic routing of debug files for MacOS/Linux

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-automatic-routing-of-debug-files-for-macos-linux/71346
**Category:** Web Sources Discussion
**Created:** [May 24, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-automatic-routing-of-debug-files-for-macos-linux/71346 "2026-05-24T21:23:03Z")
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### Author: ![arb](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@arb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/arb)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-automatic-routing-of-debug-files-for-macos-linux/71346/1 "2026-05-24T21:23:03Z")

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I figured for source authors, it's easiest saving a debug file in the same folder as whatever `.src`/`.inc` you'd be testing without having to manually change paths so there's less folders open at once.

I've made a way to route debug files to Mp3tag's **sources** folder in any version of Windows be it portable, standard/installed or the Store app:

```auto
OutputTo "DEBUG"
SayFormat "$ifgreater($strstr($getenv(mp3tagapp),35795FlorianHeidenreich),0,$getEnv(USERPROFILE)\AppData\Local\Packages\35795FlorianHeidenreich.Mp3tag_rf0p6xgxmspcc\LocalCache\Roaming\Mp3tag,$getenv(mp3tagappdata))\data\sources"
debug "on" "%debug%\IndexDebug.txt"

```

`mp3tagappdata` doesn't return the expected value for the Windows app version, hence the initial format string check as a work-around.

I don't have a Mac so I'm looking for help from anyone that does what's the best way of changing that formula to use that version's path at `~/Library/Application Support/de.mp3tag.Mp3tag_<some number>/drive_c/users/Mp3tag/data/tools`. I'm not sure if `$getEnv()` is available nor what strings are usable.

Totally unsure of Linux, from what I've read it's using Wine which is effectively a Windows emulator(???) and clueless where any configuration folders would be saved.