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FAQ: How do I manually stop a scheduled backup that is running?

Rick Tuhimata - DataLock Support
posted this on September 09, 2009 09:40 am

  1. Product Version:
    [DataLock Software] Version: All
    OS: All platforms


  2. Description:
    How do I manually stop a scheduled backup that is running?


  3. Steps:
    To stop a scheduled backup that is running on Mac OS X, please follow the instruction below:

    Please open a terminal window
    Enter the command:
               >touch ~/.obm/ipc/BackupSet/Backup_ID/stop


For backup job that is running on other platforms, simply create a file call "stop" within the ipc folder. The ipc folder can be found at the following directory path:

For Windows 2000, XP, 2003:
       C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\.obm\ipc\BackupSet\Backup_ID

For Windows Vista:
       C:\Users\Administrator\.obm\ipc\BackupSet\Backup_ID

For Linux / Unix:
       ~/.obm/log/ipc/BackupSet/Backup_ID