Thread 'How to backup whole BOINC application + projects?'

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Steffen Grundmann Send message Joined: 6 Oct 06 Posts: 8	Message 5975 - Posted: 11 Oct 2006, 19:32:02 UTC Hello, had a serious problem with a software. Windows XP hangs up periodically, not a system to boinc ;) So I want to fromat my harddrive, reinstall windows XP, but I also dont wanna loose all the current workunits of my 5 running projects. Will it be enough to copy the whole BOINC-folder on a CD, or must I do more? Thx for your help, Boincers! Greetings, Steffen ID: 5975 ·

MikeMarsUK Send message Joined: 16 Apr 06 Posts: 386	Message 5978 - Posted: 11 Oct 2006, 21:01:45 UTC That's all that's required, but a couple of things to watch out for: * Shut down the boinc manager before taking the backup, and confirm using task manager that it has actually shut down. * When restoring the files back from CD, you'll need to set the file attributes back to read/write before restarting Boinc ID: 5978 ·

Steffen Grundmann Send message Joined: 6 Oct 06 Posts: 8	Message 5980 - Posted: 11 Oct 2006, 22:09:55 UTC - in response to Message 5978. That's all that's required, but a couple of things to watch out for: * Shut down the boinc manager before taking the backup, and confirm using task manager that it has actually shut down. * When restoring the files back from CD, you'll need to set the file attributes back to read/write before restarting Boinc Thank you, thats a great answer, I guess I would have forgotten to set the file attr. or to confirm all boinc processes are shut down. Thx again! ID: 5980 ·

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