Abstract: A method for the configuration of the generation and storage of output data, e.g., logging outputs, in a computer system may include the following sequential steps: (a) operating a computer system in a first operating mode wherein first output data are created which are stored in a first output directory; (b) creating one or more specified second output directories; and (c) automatically shifting from the first operating mode to a second operating mode immediately after creating the second output directory, wherein different second output data are created in the second operating mode compared to the first output data. A computer system, an electromechanical device, an operating system, and/or a data carrier may also be provided for performing such method.