Changing Magnus Box's temporary directory

Magnus Box uses the local system's temporary directory for some cache files while the backup job is running. The needed storage size is small; but on some devices (e.g. NAS with fixed-size /tmp/   mounts) the system's default temporary directory may be insufficient.

On Linux, you can change the temporary directory Magnus Box uses by adding export TMPDIR=/some/other/path/  in your startup script (e.g. normally /opt/MagnusBox/backup-daemon-start.sh   or any custom rc.local file). However, any changes to the backup-daemon-start.sh   file will be overwritten by Magnus Box software updates.

On a NAS (for example Synology or QNAP), or if a Linux backup fails with "no space left on device", follow the step-by-step instructions in NAS Error: "no space left on device". It covers changing the temporary directory over SSH or with a one-time backup command.

On macOS, you can change the temporary directory Magnus Box uses by adding an EnvironmentVariables   section to the backup.delegate.plist   LaunchDaemon. However, any changes to the .plist   file will be overwritten by Magnus Box software updates.

On Windows, you can change the temporary directory Magnus Box uses by

• setting the %TMP%   or %TEMP%   environment variables for the NT SERVICE\backup.delegate   user account; or
• modifying the  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\backup.delegate\Parameters\AppEnvironmentExtra   registry key to add TEMP=C:\some\path   on a new line, and, restarting the backup.delegate   service

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