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   AlleyCat to All   
   Thanks!!   
   02 May 15 20:58:21   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.editors.batch, alt.comp.lang.shell.batch.enhancements,   
   alt.comp.lang.shell.batch.msdos   
   XPost: alt.comp.lang.shell.batch.winnt, alt.msdos.batch.nt   
   From: AlleyCat@aohell.com   
      
   On Sat, 2 May 2015 22:44:09 +0700,  JJ says...   
      
   > If by "not taking resoures", you meant not to take CPU time as much as   
   > possible, then you can start the batch file in another command processor   
   > process as a low priority process using START /LOW. e.g.   
   >   
   > @echo off   
   > setlocal   
   > if not "%InLowPriority%" == "" goto start   
   > set InLowPriority=1   
   > start "Backup Batch" /b /low /wait cmd /c %0 %*   
   > goto :eof   
   > :start   
   > rem put backup batch code here   
   > rem   
   > rem e.g.   
   > rem copy sourcefile z:\destfolder   
   > rem contig z:\destfolder\sourcefile   
   >   
   > Note that running a process in low priority only make use less CPU   
   > processing share. It doesn't make it use less CPU time. i.e. it'll always   
   > run at full speed whenever the system give CPU time to it.   
   >   
   > If you want to make a process use less CPU time and not run at full speed,   
   > you'll have to use third party file copying tools that can limit its file   
   > copying speed. Or a utility that can limit a process CPU usage. e.g. BES but   
   > it can't be automated by command line.   
   >   
   > Also be aware that the CPU usage of a file defragmentation process can not   
   > be altered since it is handled separately by the kernel. It always runs at   
   > full speed and can not be limited by tools like BES.   
      
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