scheduled script much more slow than running manually

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I have a backup script that uses robocopy to copy files from my computer to an external USB drive.

I added the script to Windows 7 Task Scheduler. It works, but it takes around 4 hours to copy everything.

If I run the script manually it takes around 45 to 50 minutes.

I enabled the "Run with highest privileges" option.

Any ideas why it's so slow when running from the task scheduler? Thanks

Alex Angelico

Posted 2012-05-16T14:46:51.123

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Try this - http://learningpcs.blogspot.in/2012/06/powershell-v2-set-process-priority-on.html

Ravjeet Singh

Posted 2012-05-16T14:46:51.123

Reputation: 66

Welcome to Super User! Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference.

– Sathyajith Bhat – 2012-06-26T10:08:46.743

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Thanks!, this was a step in the correct direction. What I did was export the task to XML. modify the Priority to 4 (normal) and then import the new task. More info here:http://bdbits.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/setting-a-scheduled-task-process-priority/

– Alex Angelico – 2012-07-17T20:43:55.140

Yes! Export to XML, delete the task, open the XML with notepad, change priority to 4, and Import the task. Worked wonders for me. – Brent – 2014-01-20T22:39:10.683

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