Restart Local Folding@Home Client

Restart-Local_FAH.ps1

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Name:        Restart Folding@Home
Author:      Bryan Vine
Date:        3/25/2020

Description: Restarts the local Folding @ Home client while cleaning out existing work to reset the connection countdown timer.

Notes:       It will remove all existing work, so make sure you only run this if it's stuck in waiting for download.

Link:        https://www.bryanvine.com/2020/03/covid-19-finding-cure-with-foldinghome.html


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#Requires -Version 3.0

if(Get-Service -name "*Folding@Home*"){
    Get-Service -name "*Folding@Home*" | Stop-Service -Verbose
}else{
    Get-Process -Name FAHClient -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue| Stop-Process -Verbose
}
Start-Sleep -Seconds 3
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if(!(dir "C:\Users\$($env:USERNAME)\AppData\Roaming\FAHClient\work\" -directory)){
    Remove-Item "C:\Users\$($env:USERNAME)\AppData\Roaming\FAHClient\work\client.db*" -Force -Verbose
}
if(Get-Service -name "*Folding@Home*"){
    Get-Service -name "*Folding@Home*" | Start-Service -Verbose
    Write-Verbose "Started FAHClient Service" -Verbose
}else{
    cd "C:\Users\$($env:USERNAME)\AppData\Roaming\FAHClient"
    . "C:\Program Files (x86)\FAHClient\HideConsole.exe" "C:\Program Files (x86)\FAHClient\FAHClient.exe" 
    Write-Verbose "Started FAHClient" -Verbose
}
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