Ticket #833 (new Defect)

Opened 10 months ago

Last modified 9 months ago

BOINC Data directory stays behind when switching from 32bit BOINC to 64bit BOINC and vice versa.

Reported by: Ageless Assigned to: romw
Priority: Major Milestone: 6.12
Component: Client - Setup Version: 6.4.5
Keywords: Cc:

Description

I've seen various people complain that upon upgrading their BOINC version, their old work would no longer be around. This seems to be a problem when upgrading from a 32bit BOINC to a 64bit BOINC, where the data directory is left behind. But it mostly happens for people who inadvertently install the wrong BOINC, where they have 64bit and install the 32bit version.

Perhaps something to do with the different c:\program files\ and c:\program files_x86\ directories, so the old BOINC isn't uninstalled but rather deprecated?

The latest report I saw on this was by BeemerBiker on the BOINC Dev forums.

Change History

01/21/09 03:36:01 changed by Ageless

  • summary changed from BOINC Data ddirectory stays behind when switching from 32bit BOINC to 64bit BOINC and vice versa. to BOINC Data directory stays behind when switching from 32bit BOINC to 64bit BOINC and vice versa..

Minus one d in title.

02/25/09 14:09:38 changed by romw

  • milestone changed from 6.6 to 6.8.

02/26/09 12:21:11 changed by romw

  • milestone changed from 6.8 to 6.10.

Punting setup bugs to 6.10.

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