How to make Nlog archive a file with the date when the logging took place

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Probably too late to help you, but I believe all you need to do is include the date in the file name using the date layout renderer with the proper date format. By including the date, you don’t need to specify the archive features. When the date changes, a new file will be automatically created.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<nlog xmlns="http://www.nlog-project.org/schemas/NLog.xsd"
         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" >
  <extensions>
    <add assembly="My.Awesome.LoggingExentions"/>
  </extensions>
    <targets>
        <target name="file1" xsi:type="File"
                  fileName="${basedir}/Logs/${date:format=yyyy-MM-dd}.log"
                  layout="${longdate} ${level:uppercase=true:padding=5} ${session} ${storeid} ${msisdn} - ${logger:shortName=true} - ${message} ${exception:format=tostring}"
                  keepFileOpen="true"
                />
    </targets>
  <rules>
      <logger name="*" minlevel="Trace" writeTo="file1" />
  </rules>
</nlog>

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