Guide
Where to find your DJI flight logs
DJI writes a flight record to your device after every flight. Finding it depends on which app you flew with and what you flew it on. Here are the exact paths.
You are looking for a file named
DJIFlightRecord_2026-05-14_[14-22-07].txt. One file is one
flight. The date and time in the name is the take-off, in your device's local
time.
First, work out which app you flew with
Every DJI app stores flight records in its own folder, and the folder name is the app's package name rather than anything human-readable. Match yours below.
| App | Folder name |
|---|---|
| DJI Fly | dji.go.v5 |
| DJI Pilot 2 | dji.go.v5 |
| DJI GO 4 | dji.go.v4 |
| DJI GO | dji.pilot |
| DJI Pilot (tablet) | dji.pilot.pad |
| DJI Pilot (industry) | com.dji.industry.pilot |
Counter-intuitively, dji.go.v5 is DJI Fly, not DJI GO. DJI reused
the package name.
Android phone or tablet
Connect the device to a computer with a USB cable and allow file transfer when prompted. Then open the relevant path.
DJI Fly and DJI Pilot 2 (current)
Internal storage / Android / data / dji.go.v5 / files / FlightRecord
DJI Fly (older app versions)
Internal storage / DJI / dji.go.v5 / FlightRecord
DJI GO 4
Internal storage / DJI / dji.go.v4 / FlightRecord
DJI GO
Internal storage / DJI / dji.pilot / FlightRecord
Android 11 and later hide the Android/data folder
from the device's own file manager. Two ways round it: connect to a computer
by USB, where the folder is usually still visible, or use a file manager app
that can request the necessary access. Connecting to a computer is the
reliable option.
iPhone or iPad
iOS apps are sandboxed, so you cannot browse to the folder on the device itself. Use file sharing instead.
On macOS
- Connect the iPhone or iPad by cable and open Finder.
- Select the device in the sidebar, under Locations.
- Click the Files tab.
- Expand DJI Fly (or DJI GO 4, or whichever app you used).
- Drag the FlightRecords folder to your desktop.
On Windows
- Install the Apple Devices app, or iTunes on older setups.
- Connect the device and open it in the app.
- Go to File Sharing and select your DJI app.
- Select FlightRecords and save it to your computer.
Take the folder called FlightRecords, not the one called
Logs. Logs holds app diagnostics and is no use
for flight analysis.
DJI RC, RC 2, RC Pro and RC Plus controllers
The screen-equipped controllers run Android underneath, so the path is the familiar one. Connect the controller to a computer by USB and select file transfer on the controller screen.
DJI RC / Android / data / dji.go.v5 / files / FlightRecord
You can also copy the files onto a microSD card using the controller's own
file manager, then read the card on your computer. On controllers with a
microSD slot, insert a card first, then use the built-in file browser to copy
the FlightRecord folder across.
CrystalSky and Smart Controller
CrystalSky monitors and the original Smart Controller are also Android devices. Connect by USB and look under the app's own folder.
DJI / com.dji.industry.pilot / FlightRecord
On a Smart Controller running an older DJI Fly build, the path may instead be
DJI / dji.go.v5 / files / FlightRecord. If one is missing, search
the device for DJIFlightRecord and let the file manager find it.
When the folder is missing or empty
Auto-sync has moved them
DJI Fly has a setting called Auto-Sync Flight Records. With it on, records upload to DJI's cloud and can be removed from the device. Turn it off in the app settings if you want to keep local copies, and be aware that syncing is not a backup you control.
DJI's cloud is not an archive. In 2024 DJI stopped syncing flight records for US users and removed the data it held. If a flight log is evidence for an insurance claim, an incident report or a regulator, keep your own copy. That is the whole argument for a logbook you control.
You are looking in the wrong place
Search the whole device for DJIFlightRecord rather than browsing
folder by folder. The path changed between app versions more than once.
The flight did not close out
A flight record is finalised when the app ends the flight cleanly. If the app
crashed or the device lost power mid-flight, the record may be truncated or
absent. The aircraft's own .DAT log will still exist.
Android is hiding it
See the Android 11 note above. Connect to a computer by USB.
What about .DAT files?
You may also see a MCDatFlightRecords folder alongside
FlightRecord. Those are .DAT files: a different, much
more detailed format written by the flight controller itself.
.DAT files are not readable by this viewer, and most modern ones are
encrypted in a way that no public tool can open. For nearly all analysis, from
battery health to incident reconstruction, the .txt flight record
has what you need.
Got your file?
If it will not open, check the FAQ or read how the viewer decodes encrypted logs. Dronedesk customers can skip all of this: see flight log syncing in the help centre.