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Batch Execution Not Waiting

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I need to allow 90 seconds for my NAS server to wake up so that Acronis TI 2013 can write to it. I have set up the following batch file to do this (WakeServer.exe is a little utility I wrote which sends a magic packet to the NAS server):

echo "attempting to wake Big Mo..."
WakeServer.exe -m 60-a4-4c-cf-6d-e3 -t 5 -i 10.0.0.5 -r
timeout 90

The problem is TI2013 is not honoring the last line (timeout 90). Instead, it just waits a certain number of seconds (feels like about 5) and then forces the batch execution process to close...which causes an error, which in turn shuts down the backup process.

I've tested the batch file from within Settings. The same problem occurs: TI2013 is not honoring the timeout command.

What is the recommended way to get TI2013 to wait for the batch process to complete before closing the process?

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The command should be according to the timeout help info
TIMEOUT /T 90

Open Notepad in the Run as Administrator mode.
and save the corrected file as the administrator, and then add your bat file to the
TrueImage disk options
Pre/post pre command

Note, you may have to add the full path to the timeout command.