Volrun
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Volrun
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| Volrun is a external device detecting / volume
name monitoring / batch file launching app that doesn't care about specific drive letters but rather specific drive volume names.
Launches <volname>.bat located in the exe location when a newly attached
volume is detected. Also can be used to launch the same batch script on
multiple external devices if the volume names are the same. |
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I needed a way to be able to make updates to the plug-and-launch scripts on
my external devices but hated tracking them all down just to plug them in,
update the batch files, and unplug them. This utility allows me to store
all the devices customized batch files locally on my PC so when I plug in an
external device, the batch cscript on my local PC launches for that specific
device using the volumnname as the batch file name. Great for centralizing all your auto launch batch files making updating them enmass a whole lot easier.
It's Windows-based, open source (GNU),
and solely written, maintained, hosted, and supported by me, Sean Shrum. Source code is written with
AutoIT (.au3) and the
most recent version can be found via the source link in the navbar above. If you're just looking for the latest binary build, it can be downloaded from
the binary link in the navbar above.
Download the binary file and place it in its own folder. Create a shortcut to it in your Startup menu and then launch it.
Volrun does not have a windowed interface but rather is just a Systray icon. Whenever a volume (external HD, flash drive, SD card, etc) is attached, a bubbletip will be displayed indicating that it has detected the change.
When a new unknown external storage device is attached, the app looks at the
drives volume name, sees there is no [volumnname].bat file and will prompt the user if they would like to create one. If the user selects Yes, [volumename].bat is created in the location with volrun.exe
and Notepad is launched with the new batch file. You can then edit the file with
your own command lines for the next time the volume is attached.
If you have multiple devices that you want to run the same batch script on,
simply name the volumes the same name. Volrun will launch the
cooresponding batch file on the new drive letter.
You can use "Edit" in VolRun's SysTray menu to select the batch files you
want to edit. Remember to save any new batch files you make manually to the same
folder as the Volrun.exe file.
There isn't much to Volrun. When [volumename].bat is created, you can locate the file in the same folder as the Volrun executable.
Q. I jut plugged in a new drive but I want to change the volume name first
before I create a batch file.
A. When prompted to create a new batch file, select "no", change the
volume name on the external storage device, unplug it, and plug it back in.
Volrun will propmt you again to create the batch file but under the new
volume name you have given the device.
Q. What if I don't want a batch file to run with a specific volume / Why does it ALWAYS prompt me to create a batch file when I plug in HD/flash/SD/etc.? Is there a way to make it stop?
A. [volumename].bat file creation will occur every time Volrun does not find a [volumename].bat for your specifically named device. You can opt to have the batch file created and leave the file blank. This way, Volrun will see the [volumename].bat file and will execute it but there will be nothing in it so nothing will be done.
