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bobc4d

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Message 62901 - Posted: 3 Jul 2015, 19:41:52 UTC

Windows 10 release is less than a month away. how do I save my current (then) project information so after Win10 upgrade I can reinstall the project files and pickup where it left off.
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Message 62903 - Posted: 3 Jul 2015, 20:43:22 UTC - in response to Message 62901.  

Uninstall BOINC through Add/Remove Programs.

Backup your BOINC data directory, by default C:\Programdata\BOINC\ and all files and sub-directories in there.

After Windows 10 has installed, put back the directory, then reinstall BOINC. This will make sure all permissions are set correctly.
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Message 62912 - Posted: 4 Jul 2015, 23:26:02 UTC - in response to Message 62903.  

Thank you Jord, I appreciate the answer.
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