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NewtonBurger

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Message 45989 - Posted: 14 Oct 2012, 22:00:11 UTC

Is there a way to have BOINC run on a detachable drive?
Here's why: I cannot have BOINC installed on my work laptop, but I think it'd be ok if I had it on another drive that I plugged in when I have my laptop @ the house.

If not, why not?

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Message 45990 - Posted: 14 Oct 2012, 22:02:23 UTC - in response to Message 45989.  

Just to clarify: this question pertains to OSX Lion (10.7.5)
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Message 45997 - Posted: 15 Oct 2012, 20:11:20 UTC - in response to Message 45990.  

http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Tools_for_Mac_OS_X#Moving_BOINC_Manager_or_BOINC_Data_Folder_to_a_Different_Drive
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