merc68k Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 I'm using btsync to back up my wife's files from her Windows 7 machine to btsync running on my Centos server. Everything works great except that her Windows machine stays awake (won't suspend) as long as btsync is running. I've tried changing the rescan interval but that didn't help. How can I keep btsync running but have her PC sleep when idle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatMarko Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 I've tried changing the rescan interval but that didn't help. Did you also change the config_refresh_interval as well as the folder_rescan_interval settings? Both need to be longer than the sleep/suspend/hibernatre timeout you have set in Windows. For example, if your Windows is set to sleep after 30 mins of inactivity, config_refresh_interval and folder_rescan_interval need to be set >1800 Also, are all the folders you're syncing "in sync"? i.e. if Sync is still transferring data, your computer isn't "idle" as such Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merc68k Posted December 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 I don't remember if I'd originally set config_refresh_interval along with folder_rescan_interval, but I probably didn't since it's not obvious that this one would make a difference. I've set it to the same value as the rescan interval, but still the machine won't sleep. Are there any other tricks I can try? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanZ Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 @merc68kWhat about other peers activity? If other peers connected are changing files - your local PC will sync them (and prevent PC from sleeping). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merc68k Posted December 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Problem solved; Windows was set to sleep only after 5 hours...! I thought it was set to 30 minutes. Once I set the two keys above to more than 5 hours ( still didn't work with only the rescan interval) it now eventually will sleep.Thanks for the help ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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