# Output console missing from view

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/output-console-missing-from-view/16482>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition79\
**Created:** [January 5, 2018, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/output-console-missing-from-view/16482 "2018-01-05T08:37:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![robb.schermer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c5a1d2/32.png) [@robb.schermer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robb.schermer)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/output-console-missing-from-view/16482/5 "2021-09-22T14:15:25Z")

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A solution was presented in a couple other threads but I'll repeat it here as this thread was the first I found when doing a Google search.

> [@Output Console not Opening in Designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/output-console-not-opening-in-designer/19343/7):
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> I found a fix for the output console not displaying.  
> Close all ignition running designers.  
> Delete your .ignition folder within c:/Users//.ignition.  
> Relaunch the designer and it will rebuild your cache.  
> I opened my designer, it has the default view, I selected output console and it showed up as pop-up.  
> Back in business.

I found that just deleting the “windows.layout” file from the .ignition folder was enough to reset my console window. (C:\Users\{current-user}\.ignition\windows.layout).

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