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by senten50
09 Oct 2024, 23:48
Forum: Help
Topic: Using Windows Task Scheduler to trigger batch on USB insertion
Replies: 7
Views: 364

Re: Using Windows Task Scheduler to trigger batch on USB insertion

Forgot to mention ... I discovered that you can "hide" a FFS batch job in the left column ... it still remains in the folder and to "unhide" it, you "Open" that file.
However, RTS keeps using it ... that was a problem.
by senten50
09 Oct 2024, 23:44
Forum: Help
Topic: Using Windows Task Scheduler to trigger batch on USB insertion
Replies: 7
Views: 364

Re: Using Windows Task Scheduler to trigger batch on USB insertion

To Albinoni:

Thanks, that worked!

For anyone else trying this, by enabling and looking at the event log in Event Viewer Applications and Services Logs › Microsoft › Windows › DriverFrameworks-UserMode\Operational , event# 2101 for that source seemed to be the correct one, and it was when I set up ...
by senten50
09 Oct 2024, 21:06
Forum: Help
Topic: Using Windows Task Scheduler to trigger batch on USB insertion
Replies: 7
Views: 364

Re: Using Windows Task Scheduler to trigger batch on USB insertion

Thanks for replies ... I have related questions:

(Unfortunately, chatbot recommendations didn't help me find the Windows USB-drive-connect event that I needed in order to trigger that batch, or similar batches, which I could easily enable/disable.
I then investigated Event Viewer, while connecting ...
by senten50
08 Oct 2024, 23:26
Forum: Help
Topic: Using Windows Task Scheduler to trigger batch on USB insertion
Replies: 7
Views: 364

Using Windows Task Scheduler to trigger batch on USB insertion

I want to trigger a batch job when a USB stick is inserted, identified by its particular Volume ID (which is visible in the FreeFileSync source drop-down).

Since Windows Task Scheduler is always running anyway , I would prefer to use it to trigger the batch, rather than take up additional Windows ...