{"id":8752,"date":"2020-03-14T12:53:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-14T19:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/?p=8752"},"modified":"2020-11-15T22:39:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T06:39:29","slug":"version-12-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/alwaysup\/version-12-released\/","title":{"rendered":"AlwaysUp 12: Bulk Import & Improvements for Dropbox"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"New<\/div>\n

AlwaysUp version 12 is out! <\/p>\n

Here are the most notable advancements in our popular “run anything as a Windows Service”<\/a> software:<\/p>\n

Easily import application XML files “in bulk” — instead of one at a time<\/h2>\n

The best way to copy (or move) an AlwaysUp application to a different computer is to:<\/p>\n

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  1. \n

    Export the application to an XML file (from the existing installation), and then<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    Import the XML file to create a new application (with the new installation)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This works beautifully if you have one or two services, but importing files one by one creates significant overhead if you have 20 applications to restore!<\/p>\n

    The new “bulk import” capability aims to reduce that overhead. With the new feature, you simply select the files you wish to import and walk through the step-by step wizard to create your new applications.<\/p>\n

    Take a look at some of the screens:<\/p>\n

    \"Easily<\/a><\/div>\n

    In the coming weeks, we’ll write an article that digs into this new process in greater detail. But in the meantime, please don’t hesitate to try it!<\/p>\n

    Smoother shutdowns for your Dropbox Windows Service<\/h2>\n

    Customers running the popular Dropbox<\/a> file synchronization software may notice that the latest version launches multiple copies of Dropbox.exe. One instance is responsible for file synchronization, while another two are there for crash protection and stability. The whole curious arrangement is described in our “Why are there 3 copies of Dropbox Running on my PC?”<\/a> post from December 2019.<\/p>\n

    \"Dropbox<\/a><\/div>\n

    AlwaysUp version 12 understands how Dropbox works and will shut down the three processes in the optimal order. Doing so avoids orphaned\/leftover processes whenever the Dropbox service stops.<\/p>\n

    Other fixes & improvements<\/b><\/h2>\n