diff --git a/code/nel/src/misc/displayer.cpp b/code/nel/src/misc/displayer.cpp
index 4f4e0866a..717aeded3 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/displayer.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/displayer.cpp
@@ -669,7 +669,9 @@ void CMsgBoxDisplayer::doDisplay ( const CLog::TDisplayInfo& args, const char *m
 		{
 			// yoyo: allow only to send the crash report once. Because users usually click ignore,
 			// which create noise into list of bugs (once a player crash, it will surely continues to do it).
-			if  (ReportDebug == report (args.ProcessName + " NeL " + toString(logTypeToString(args.LogType, true)), "", subject, body, true, 2, true, 1, !isCrashAlreadyReported(), IgnoreNextTime, NL_CRASH_DUMP_FILE))
+			std::string filename = getLogDirectory() + NL_CRASH_DUMP_FILE;
+
+			if  (ReportDebug == report (args.ProcessName + " NeL " + toString(logTypeToString(args.LogType, true)), "", subject, body, true, 2, true, 1, !isCrashAlreadyReported(), IgnoreNextTime, filename.c_str()))
 			{
 				INelContext::getInstance().setDebugNeedAssert(true);
 			}
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/client.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/client.cpp
index cfe136cbb..93a243949 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/client.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/client.cpp
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ static CTcpSock CrashCounterSock;
 
 void quitCrashReport ()
 {
-	if (NLMISC::CFile::fileExists("ryzom_started"))
-		CFile::deleteFile ("ryzom_started");
+	if (NLMISC::CFile::fileExists(getLogDirectory() + "ryzom_started"))
+		CFile::deleteFile (getLogDirectory() + "ryzom_started");
 	// must disconnect now, else could crash at dtor time because nldebug -> access a new INelContext()
 	contReset(CrashCounterSock);
 }
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK ReportDialogProc(
 void initCrashReport ()
 {
 	//
-	bool crashed = CFile::isExists ("ryzom_started");
+	bool crashed = CFile::isExists (getLogDirectory() + "ryzom_started");
 	bool during_release = false;
 	bool exception_catched = false;
 	bool breakpointed = false;
@@ -293,22 +293,21 @@ void initCrashReport ()
 	bool report_failed = false;
 	bool report_refused = false;
 	bool report_sent = false;
-	if (crashed && CFile::isExists ("during_release"))
-		during_release = CFile::getFileModificationDate ("ryzom_started") <= CFile::getFileModificationDate ("during_release");
-	if (crashed && CFile::isExists ("exception_catched"))
-		exception_catched = CFile::getFileModificationDate ("ryzom_started") <= CFile::getFileModificationDate ("exception_catched");
-	if (crashed && CFile::isExists ("breakpointed"))
-		breakpointed = CFile::getFileModificationDate ("ryzom_started") <= CFile::getFileModificationDate ("breakpointed");
-	if (crashed && CFile::isExists ("nel_debug.dmp"))
-		dumped = CFile::getFileModificationDate ("ryzom_started") <= CFile::getFileModificationDate ("nel_debug.dmp");
-	if (crashed && CFile::isExists ("report_failed"))
-		report_failed = CFile::getFileModificationDate ("ryzom_started") <= CFile::getFileModificationDate ("report_failed");
-	if (crashed && CFile::isExists ("report_refused"))
-		report_refused = CFile::getFileModificationDate ("ryzom_started") <= CFile::getFileModificationDate ("report_refused");
-	if (crashed && CFile::isExists ("report_sent"))
-		report_sent = CFile::getFileModificationDate ("ryzom_started") <= CFile::getFileModificationDate ("report_sent");
-	FILE *file = fopen ("ryzom_started", "wb");
-	fclose (file);
+	if (crashed && CFile::isExists (getLogDirectory() + "during_release"))
+		during_release = CFile::getFileModificationDate (getLogDirectory() + "ryzom_started") <= CFile::getFileModificationDate (getLogDirectory() + "during_release");
+	if (crashed && CFile::isExists (getLogDirectory() + "exception_catched"))
+		exception_catched = CFile::getFileModificationDate (getLogDirectory() + "ryzom_started") <= CFile::getFileModificationDate (getLogDirectory() + "exception_catched");
+	if (crashed && CFile::isExists (getLogDirectory() + "breakpointed"))
+		breakpointed = CFile::getFileModificationDate ("ryzom_started") <= CFile::getFileModificationDate (getLogDirectory() + "breakpointed");
+	if (crashed && CFile::isExists (getLogDirectory() + "nel_debug.dmp"))
+		dumped = CFile::getFileModificationDate (getLogDirectory() + "ryzom_started") <= CFile::getFileModificationDate (getLogDirectory() + "nel_debug.dmp");
+	if (crashed && CFile::isExists (getLogDirectory() + "report_failed"))
+		report_failed = CFile::getFileModificationDate (getLogDirectory() + "ryzom_started") <= CFile::getFileModificationDate (getLogDirectory() + "report_failed");
+	if (crashed && CFile::isExists (getLogDirectory() + "report_refused"))
+		report_refused = CFile::getFileModificationDate (getLogDirectory() + "ryzom_started") <= CFile::getFileModificationDate (getLogDirectory() + "report_refused");
+	if (crashed && CFile::isExists (getLogDirectory() + "report_sent"))
+		report_sent = CFile::getFileModificationDate (getLogDirectory() + "ryzom_started") <= CFile::getFileModificationDate (getLogDirectory() + "report_sent");
+	CFile::createEmptyFile(getLogDirectory() + "ryzom_started");
 	connect();
 	if (report_sent)
 		send("/?crashtype=REPORT_SENT");
@@ -580,8 +579,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	//ICommand::execute("iFileAccessLogClear",*NLMISC::InfoLog);
 #endif
 
-	FILE *file = fopen ("during_release", "wb");
-	fclose (file);
+	CFile::createEmptyFile(getLogDirectory() + "during_release");
 
 #ifdef TEST_CRASH_COUNTER
 	if (string(cmdline) == "/release")
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/commands.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/commands.cpp
index 46e42cd9f..a31619936 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/commands.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/commands.cpp
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ NLMISC_COMMAND(bugReport, "Call the bug report tool with dump", "<AddScreenshot>
 
 		CBitmap btm;
 		Driver->getBuffer(btm);
-		string filename = CFile::findNewFile ("screenshot.jpg");
+		string filename = CFile::findNewFile (getLogDirectory() + "screenshot.jpg");
 		COFile fs(filename);
 		btm.writeJPG(fs, quality);
 		sys += "AttachedFile "+filename+" ";
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ NLMISC_COMMAND(bugReport, "Call the bug report tool with dump", "<AddScreenshot>
 	if (ClientCfg.Local)
 		sys += "ShardName OFFLINE ";
 
-	FILE *fp = fopen ("bug_report.txt", "wb");
+	FILE *fp = fopen (std::string(getLogDirectory() + "bug_report.txt").c_str(), "wb");
 	if (fp != NULL)
 	{
 		string res = addSlashR(getDebugInformation());
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/entity_animation_manager.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/entity_animation_manager.cpp
index c91192e83..0e7e3ac7a 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/entity_animation_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/entity_animation_manager.cpp
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void CEntityAnimationManager::load(NLMISC::IProgressCallback &/* progress */, bo
 	release();
 
 	// Log in the animation file.
-	setDebugOutput("animation.dbg");
+	setDebugOutput(getLogDirectory() + "animation.dbg");
 
 	// Create the animation set for all entities.
 	_AnimationSet = Driver->createAnimationSet();
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/far_tp.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/far_tp.cpp
index a81198a8f..64930b2ce 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/far_tp.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/far_tp.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ const std::string& CLoginStateMachine::toString(CLoginStateMachine::TEvent event
 			{ \
 				COFile outputF;				\
 				string sLog = NLMISC::toString("[%s] %s -> %s\n", CLoginStateMachine::toString(ev).c_str(), CLoginStateMachine::toString(_CurrentState).c_str(), CLoginStateMachine::toString(stateId).c_str()); \
-				if ( outputF.open( "error_join.log", true, true ) ) \
+				if ( outputF.open( getLogDirectory() + "error_join.log", true, true ) ) \
 				{							\
 					outputF.serialBuffer( (uint8*)(&sLog[0]), (uint)sLog.size() ); \
 					outputF.close();		\
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ retryJoinEdit:
 		try
 		{
 			COFile outputF;
-			if ( outputF.open( "error_join.log", true, true ) )
+			if ( outputF.open( getLogDirectory() + "error_join.log", true, true ) )
 			{
 				time_t currentTime;
 				time( &currentTime );
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/init.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/init.cpp
index c0ab07197..9f19b4844 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/init.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/init.cpp
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ void prelogInit()
 
 		// Client.Log displayer
 		nlassert( !ErrorLog->getDisplayer("CLIENT.LOG") );
-		CFileDisplayer *ClientLogDisplayer = new CFileDisplayer("client.log", true, "CLIENT.LOG");
+		CFileDisplayer *ClientLogDisplayer = new CFileDisplayer(getLogDirectory() + "client.log", true, "CLIENT.LOG");
 		DebugLog->addDisplayer (ClientLogDisplayer);
 		InfoLog->addDisplayer (ClientLogDisplayer);
 		WarningLog->addDisplayer (ClientLogDisplayer);
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/init_main_loop.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/init_main_loop.cpp
index dc1967f6b..893b40565 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/init_main_loop.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/init_main_loop.cpp
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ void initMainLoop()
 
 		// Display and save profile to a File.
 		CLog	log;
-		CFileDisplayer	fileDisplayer(NLMISC::CFile::findNewFile("profile_startup.log"));
+		CFileDisplayer	fileDisplayer(NLMISC::CFile::findNewFile(getLogDirectory() + "profile_startup.log"));
 		log.addDisplayer(&fileDisplayer);
 		// display
 		NLMISC::CHTimer::displayHierarchicalByExecutionPathSorted(&log, CHTimer::TotalTime, true, 48, 2);
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_debug.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_debug.cpp
index aa59577c9..b9f1bade0 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_debug.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_debug.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class CAHProfileTexture : public IActionHandler
 
 			// Display and save profile to a File.
 			CLog	log;
-			CFileDisplayer	fileDisplayer(NLMISC::CFile::findNewFile("texture.log"));
+			CFileDisplayer	fileDisplayer(NLMISC::CFile::findNewFile(getLogDirectory() + "texture.log"));
 			CStdDisplayer	stdDisplayer;
 			log.addDisplayer(&fileDisplayer);
 			log.addDisplayer(&stdDisplayer);
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_parser.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_parser.cpp
index a97699542..b5121fa2c 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_parser.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_parser.cpp
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ bool CInterfaceParser::parseInterface (const std::vector<std::string> & strings,
 	NLMISC::CHTimer::endBench();
 	// Display and save profile to a File.
 	CLog	log;
-	CFileDisplayer	fileDisplayer(NLMISC::CFile::findNewFile("profile_parseInterface.log"));
+	CFileDisplayer	fileDisplayer(NLMISC::CFile::findNewFile(getLogDirectory() + "profile_parseInterface.log"));
 	log.addDisplayer(&fileDisplayer);
 	// diplay
 	NLMISC::CHTimer::displayHierarchicalByExecutionPathSorted(&log, CHTimer::TotalTime, true, 48, 2);
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/login.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/login.cpp
index 6c06e2b3c..7c79ff564 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/login.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/login.cpp
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ void createOptionalCatUI()
 void initEula()
 {
 	CInterfaceManager *pIM = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
-	if (!ClientCfg.SkipEULA && CFile::fileExists("show_eula"))
+	if (!ClientCfg.SkipEULA && CFile::fileExists(getLogDirectory() + "show_eula"))
 	{
 		pIM->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:SCREEN")->setValue32(UI_VARIABLES_SCREEN_EULA);
 
@@ -599,9 +599,7 @@ void loginMainLoop()
 					// the patcher to overwrite them)
 
 					// create a file to prompt eula next time
-					FILE *file = fopen ("show_eula", "wb");
-					fclose (file);
-
+					CFile::createEmptyFile(getLogDirectory() + "show_eula");
 
 					if (taskResult == BGDownloader::TaskResult_Error)
 					{
@@ -1707,9 +1705,10 @@ class CAHReboot : public IActionHandler
 	virtual void execute (CCtrlBase * /* pCaller */, const string &/* sParams */)
 	{
 		nlinfo("CAHReboot called");
+
 		// create a file to prompt eula next time
-		FILE *file = fopen ("show_eula", "wb");
-		fclose (file);
+		CFile::createEmptyFile(getLogDirectory() + "show_eula");
+
 		CInterfaceManager *im = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
 		try
 		{
@@ -1747,7 +1746,7 @@ class CAHAcceptEula : public IActionHandler
 	virtual void execute (CCtrlBase * /* pCaller */, const string &/* sParams */)
 	{
 		nlinfo("CAHAcceptEula called");
-		CFile::deleteFile("show_eula");
+		CFile::deleteFile(getLogDirectory() + "show_eula");
 		LoginSM.pushEvent(CLoginStateMachine::ev_accept_eula);
 
 //		if (ClientCfg.R2Mode)
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp
index f1e6347e7..bcf221601 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ void	testLaunchProfile()
 
 		// Display and save profile to a File.
 		CLog	log;
-		CFileDisplayer	fileDisplayer(NLMISC::CFile::findNewFile("profile.log"));
+		CFileDisplayer	fileDisplayer(NLMISC::CFile::findNewFile(getLogDirectory() + "profile.log"));
 		CStdDisplayer	stdDisplayer;
 		log.addDisplayer(&fileDisplayer);
 		log.addDisplayer(&stdDisplayer);
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/network_connection.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/network_connection.cpp
index 751dd74a7..b309a9a99 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/network_connection.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/network_connection.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void			initReceiveLog()
 {
 	try
 	{
-		ReceiveLogDisp = new CFileDisplayer( "ReceiveLog.log" );
+		ReceiveLogDisp = new CFileDisplayer( getLogDirectory() + "ReceiveLog.log" );
 		ReceiveLogger.addDisplayer( ReceiveLogDisp );
 		//ReceiveLogger.displayNL( "Searching for param LogReceive in the config file..." );
 		NCConfigFile.load( string( "client.cfg" ) );
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/sheet_manager.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/sheet_manager.cpp
index 810e7a10b..fff3c5162 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/sheet_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/sheet_manager.cpp
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ void CSheetManager::release()
 void CSheetManager::load(NLMISC::IProgressCallback &callBack, bool updatePackedSheet, bool needComputeVS, bool dumpVSIndex)
 {
 	// Open The Item Association File
-	if(!fItemAssoc.open("item_association.dbg", false, true))
+	if(!fItemAssoc.open(getLogDirectory() + "item_association.dbg", false, true))
 		nlwarning("CSheetManager::load: Cannot Open the 'item_association.txt'.");
 	else
 		ItemAssocFileOpen = true;
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ void CSheetManager::dumpVisualSlots()
 // ***************************************************************************
 void CSheetManager::dumpVisualSlotsIndex()
 {
-	FILE * vsIndexFile = fopen("vs_index.txt","w");
+	FILE * vsIndexFile = fopen(std::string(getLogDirectory() + "vs_index.txt").c_str(),"w");
 	if( vsIndexFile )
 	{
 		for (uint i=0; i < SLOTTYPE::NB_SLOT; ++i)