auto-shutdown enables itself

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auto-shutdown enables itself

Postby dane » Sat Nov 09, 2024 12:05 pm

Hi - no matter how many times I uncheck auto-shutdown on the advanced tab of options, it seems to re-enable itself and starts shutdowns when the download queue empties. When I'm watching and see the warning I can kill it, but often it just shuts down. How can I make the change stick?

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Re: auto-shutdown enables itself

Postby Quade » Sat Nov 09, 2024 5:55 pm

1 - use "File Save As" to find out where your NBI file is. Don't actually rename it. Just cancel out. It should be in the data folder.

2 - Use an editor like "Wordpad" to look in the NBI file.

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[settings]
AutoShutdown=?


This is the setting that controls shutdown.

3- Check the setting see if it's 1 or zero.

4 - Exit the editor, start Newsbin, uncheck the setting, then hit the second icon on left of the main toolbar to save or exit Newsbin.

5 - Repeat #2 and look in the NBI file again. If it's not "0" then I suspect Newsbin can't write to the NBI file.

6 - You can manually set it to zero in the editor then save the file and try again. If that works, it suggests there's some permission problem saving the NBI setting.

You need to make sure Newsbin isn't running when you manually change the NBI.
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Re: auto-shutdown enables itself

Postby dane » Sun Nov 10, 2024 1:46 am

Thanks Quade - I've done as you've outlined and the result in the file is "0". I'll monitor it to make sure it stays zero.

Appreciate it,
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