Thread 'Boinc self-destructs and new install throws a really stupid error.'

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Dougga Send message Joined: 24 Mar 08 Posts: 16	Message 107240 - Posted: 2 Mar 2022, 3:12:38 UTC I left boinc running on my machine 10 days ago. I return and it's no longer installed on this machine. I download the new install file and it throws an error indicating an invalid character was found in the target directory. Have all the engineers been replaced by children? Did all the testers go to fight in Ukraine? What's going on? ID: 107240 ·

Bryn Mawr Help desk expert Send message Joined: 31 Dec 18 Posts: 315	Message 107241 - Posted: 2 Mar 2022, 5:00:06 UTC - in response to Message 107240. I left boinc running on my machine 10 days ago. I return and it's no longer installed on this machine. I download the new install file and it throws an error indicating an invalid character was found in the target directory. Have all the engineers been replaced by children? Did all the testers go to fight in Ukraine? What's going on? How do we know? You’ve given us no information to go on. What operating system? What is the error message? Which version on Boinc? From where? Etcetera. ID: 107241 ·

Dave Help desk expert Send message Joined: 28 Jun 10 Posts: 2850	Message 107242 - Posted: 2 Mar 2022, 8:02:25 UTC - in response to Message 107240. I left boinc running on my machine 10 days ago. I return and it's no longer installed on this machine. I download the new install file and it throws an error indicating an invalid character was found in the target directory. Have all the engineers been replaced by children? Did all the testers go to fight in Ukraine? What's going on? Has someone accessed your computer during those ten days? ;) ID: 107242 ·

robsmith Volunteer tester Help desk expert Send message Joined: 25 May 09 Posts: 1326	Message 107244 - Posted: 2 Mar 2022, 9:40:02 UTC Has your anti-virus software blocked or removed BOINC? Anything else on that computer playing up? And as has already been said, operating system, version of BOINC, source of your latest download of BOINC and so on... ID: 107244 ·

Dougga Send message Joined: 24 Mar 08 Posts: 16	Message 107248 - Posted: 2 Mar 2022, 16:20:19 UTC - in response to Message 107241. I'm the stupid one. Absurd user error. Never mind ID: 107248 ·

Dave Help desk expert Send message Joined: 28 Jun 10 Posts: 2850	Message 107251 - Posted: 2 Mar 2022, 21:17:14 UTC - in response to Message 107248. I'm the stupid one. Absurd user error. Never mind Most of us have been there! ID: 107251 ·

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