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Message 110668 - Posted: 7 Dec 2022, 16:22:57 UTC

From 'File > Select computer' I see a list of computers that I can connect to. Some of these computers no longer exist. Is there a way to edit the list to remove the unwanted entries?
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Message 110669 - Posted: 7 Dec 2022, 17:06:48 UTC - in response to Message 110668.  

On Linux locate the file ".BOINC Manager" (usually in your home directory)
At the end there's a section [ComputerMRU] (->most recently used computers).

Close the BOINC manager and remove the outdated entries.
I'm not sure whether the order numbers of the remaining ones allow missing numbers.


Might be that this method doesn't work on Windows.
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Message 110670 - Posted: 7 Dec 2022, 17:07:24 UTC - in response to Message 110668.  

Operating system?

If Windows, it's in the Registry - use regedit.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Manager\ComputerMRU]
Close BOINC Manager before attempting an edit.
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Message 110674 - Posted: 8 Dec 2022, 14:08:58 UTC

Thanks! My list is real once again.
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