# Clarification about thread-priority setting (trying to only start backups when idle)

**URL:** https://forum.duplicati.com/t/clarification-about-thread-priority-setting-trying-to-only-start-backups-when-idle/12011
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 21, 2021, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/clarification-about-thread-priority-setting-trying-to-only-start-backups-when-idle/12011 "2021-03-21T06:40:34Z")
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### Author: ![Knee\_Deep\_In\_Backups](https://forum.duplicati.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/c89c15/32.png) [@Knee\_Deep\_In\_Backups](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/Knee_Deep_In_Backups)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/clarification-about-thread-priority-setting-trying-to-only-start-backups-when-idle/12011/6 "2021-03-21T22:05:41Z")

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> [@Xavron](#):
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> You should be able to via a script to an extent eg [https://devblogs.microsoft.com/scripting/hey-scripting-guy-how-can-i-run-a-script-when-my-computer-is-idle/](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/scripting/hey-scripting-guy-how-can-i-run-a-script-when-my-computer-is-idle/) but it will probably be not a great idea. Most people should probably not do it that way.

Interesting, thanks for that link. Yeah, I think I’ll stick to task manager for this. Unless there is a reason why using task manager would be a bad idea as well?

[These are the instructions](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/run-backup-when-pc-is-idle/313/5) I would be following.

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