Tweaking cc_config.xml
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2016 6:56 pm
This is a small file located within the main BOINC folder of your PC.
It contains simple code that helps BOINC Manager manage the crunching on your PC.
A typical cc_config.xml file contains instructions as to how BOINC Manager should work and what preferences you have.
For instance, this is my current cc_config file:
Each line is basically a "switch" that tells BOINC Manager whether to perform a specific action while crunching. You can probably tell what each function does, from the code shown...and I use these in order to speed up some of the tasks that BOINC Manager has to do, in order to service all the work units that you crunch.
If you want to see what is in your cc_config.xml file, then close BOINC Manager and then use File Manager to inspect your hard drive - or you can simply search for the file, using the full name as shown.
Once you find the file, right click on it and open it with Notepad. You can then see what the default code is, and if you want to use any of the above code, then simply cut and paste any of the relevant lines above (between the [options] and [/options] tags) into the same section in your existing cc_config file and then save it. Restart BOINC Manager and your new preferences should take effect.
It contains simple code that helps BOINC Manager manage the crunching on your PC.
A typical cc_config.xml file contains instructions as to how BOINC Manager should work and what preferences you have.
For instance, this is my current cc_config file:
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<cc_config>
<options>
<use_all_gpus>1</use_all_gpus>
<save_stats_days>180</save_stats_days>
<fetch_on_update>1</fetch_on_update>
<report_results_immediately>1</report_results_immediately>
<skip_cpu_benchmarks>1</skip_cpu_benchmarks>
</options>
</cc_config>
If you want to see what is in your cc_config.xml file, then close BOINC Manager and then use File Manager to inspect your hard drive - or you can simply search for the file, using the full name as shown.
Once you find the file, right click on it and open it with Notepad. You can then see what the default code is, and if you want to use any of the above code, then simply cut and paste any of the relevant lines above (between the [options] and [/options] tags) into the same section in your existing cc_config file and then save it. Restart BOINC Manager and your new preferences should take effect.