With the new loooong models that CPDN is issuing I think it might be wise if I changed my BOINC backup strategy - i.e. start having one :-)

I\'d prefer an automated backup, in the middle of the night, but was a bit worried about folders getting out of sync because of the large amount of data being shifted about. i.e.

1) The main BOINC folder being backed up.
2) Something happens that causes client_state.xml in the BOINC folder to be updated.
3) The folder containing the file that caused the client_state change is backed up.

In that situation the client_state file and the data file would be out of sync which might(?) cause a problem if the folders needed to be restored.

Has anyone else addressed this possibility or is it not worth worrying about (always remembering sod\'s law). Is there an easy way of programmatically pausing BOINC while the backup is copying files?

Ian

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I have not tried the automated part of this, but UK_Nick came up with a system <a href="http://www.climateprediction.net/board/viewtopic.php?t=2377">here</a>. I've just been exiting boinc, running the Del/XCopy part of it in a batch file, then starting boinc. But if you go for the full automation, let us know how it goes.

Thanks for the link.

I have got Nick's script working but it appears the exit script can only close BOINC down if the manager is open and maximized on the desktop. If its minimized or in the icon tray then #AppActivate doesn't seem to work - and that's the way I normally run BOINC.

It's a long time since I've used the WSH so I will have to have a refresher - there may be a way round it.

Ian
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