running MP Essentials SE from command line

[edagro]

Can Smartware be run from the command line or task scheduler, and if so, where can I find the switches to turn it on & off, etc?

I like the Smartware interface and search function, but don't need to do continuous backup, I couldn't get the SE USB drive to sleep reliably by setting the backup to "stop.". In tracking this down I found that by removing the VCD and SES software & enabling USB selective suspend in Vista64's advanced power options, sleep of the ext. drive was reliable. So I'd like to reinstall  Smartware, but wake it up to backup & then shut it down on schedule by command-line or task scheduler switches.

Right now I'm running Vista's native backup, supplemented by synchToys to back up files with extensions  (.exe, .bat) that both MS & Smartware overlook, or that I might want to retrieve individually,Thanks, ed

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Thread moved to WD Software & Accessories: WD Smartware.

Regards,

[BBBBBrandon · Accepted solution]

The backup is done by the WDFME service.

You could write a batch file to kill the service when you want:

sc stop wdfme

If you want to get rid of the tray icon, you can do the following:

taskkill /f /im wddmstatus.exe

Rebooting undo's both of these changes, or you can also make a batch file to start the service and task(s).