i have requested through my preferences that i would like to have 20 days of work, but when i save the pref's it takes me back to only 10 days. Yet when i check my tasks it has only 4 task showing? please let me know as to why and how i make the according changes.

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i have requested through my preferences that i would like to have 20 days of work, but when i save the pref's it takes me back to only 10 days. Yet when i check my tasks it has only 4 task showing? please let me know as to why and how i make the according changes.

1) There is a limit on the settings for work queue, 10 days for Connect Every X, and 10 days for extra work.

2) Increasing Connect Every X has the effect of making the computation deadline earlier by that amount as the computer may not be connected to the internet for that period of time.

2a) If a task may not meet deadline, then the project that the task is in will not be allowed to fetch work to avoid making a bad situation worse.

Do not try to get 20 days worth of work. Set Connect Every X to be reality (if you expect to connect to the internet every 2 days, set Connect Every X to be 2 days). Set extra work for a little bit as you really don't need a queue of 20 days worth of work.

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