diff --git a/Resources/configuration-example.xml b/Resources/configuration-example.xml
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<ServiceConfig xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-  xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
-    <!-- HostAlias: friendly name to be used for this machine in mails -->
-    <HostAlias>Confocal Microscope 2</HostAlias>
-    <!-- DestinationAlias: friendly name for the target to be used in mails -->
-    <DestinationAlias>Core Facility Storage</DestinationAlias>
-
-    <!-- enable or disable debug log messages -->
-    <Debug>true</Debug>
-
-    <!-- SourceDrive: base drive including backslash, e.g. "D:\" -->
-    <SourceDrive>XXX</SourceDrive>
-    <!-- IncomingDirectory: directory on SourceDrive to watch for new files -->
-    <IncomingDirectory>AUTOTRANSFER</IncomingDirectory>
-    <!-- [OPTIONAL] MarkerFile: a file to place in each user's incoming
-         directory, the file itself will be ignored for the transfers -->
-    <MarkerFile>_DO_NOT_ACQUIRE_HERE_.txt</MarkerFile>
-    <!-- ManagedDirectory: directory on SourceDrive where files and folders are
-         moved while queueing for their transfer (sub-directory "PROCESSING")
-         and to store them for deferred delection after a grace period after
-         the transfer (sub-directory "DONE"). -->
-    <ManagedDirectory>ProgramData\AUTOTRANSFER</ManagedDirectory>
-    <!-- GracePeriod: number of days after data in the "DONE" location expires,
-         which will trigger a summary email to the admin address. -->
-    <GracePeriod>5</GracePeriod>
-    <!-- DestinationDirectory: where files should be transferred to -->
-    <DestinationDirectory>\\fileserver.mydomain.xy\share\</DestinationDirectory>
-    <!-- TmpTransferDir: temporary directory relative to DestinationDirectory
-         to be used for running transfers -->
-    <TmpTransferDir>AUTOTRANSFER-TMP</TmpTransferDir>
-
-    <!-- ServiceTimer: interval (in ms) for checking files and parameters -->
-    <ServiceTimer>1000</ServiceTimer>
-
-    <!-- MaxCpuUsage: pause transfer if CPU usage is above this value (in %) -->
-    <MaxCpuUsage>25</MaxCpuUsage>
-    <!-- MinAvailableMemory: pause transfer if free RAM is below (in MB) -->
-    <MinAvailableMemory>512</MinAvailableMemory>
-    
-    <SpaceMonitoring>
-        <DriveToCheck>
-            <DriveName>C:</DriveName>
-            <SpaceThreshold>20000</SpaceThreshold>
-        </DriveToCheck>
-        <DriveToCheck>
-            <DriveName>D:</DriveName>
-            <SpaceThreshold>120000</SpaceThreshold>
-        </DriveToCheck>
-    </SpaceMonitoring>
-    <!-- StorageNotificationDelta: how often to send storage notification mails
-         in case one of the drives is below the threshold (in minutes) -->
-    <StorageNotificationDelta>5</StorageNotificationDelta>
-
-    <BlacklistedProcesses>
-        <ProcessName>calc</ProcessName>
-        <ProcessName>notepad</ProcessName>
-        <ProcessName>wordpad</ProcessName>
-    </BlacklistedProcesses>
-
-    <!-- SendAdminNotification: send email to user on finished transfers -->
-    <SendTransferNotification>true</SendTransferNotification>
-    <EmailFrom>admin@mydomain.xy</EmailFrom>
-
-    <!-- SendAdminNotification: notify admins via email of certain events -->
-    <SendAdminNotification>true</SendAdminNotification>
-    <!-- AdminNotificationDelta: how long to wait (in minutes) after sending an
-         admin notification before sending the next one -->
-    <AdminNotificationDelta>60</AdminNotificationDelta>
-
-
-    <!--  OPTIONAL CONFIGURATION SETTINGS  -->
-
-    <!-- SmtpHost: SMTP server hostname -->
-    <SmtpHost>smtp.mydomain.xy</SmtpHost>
-    <!-- SmtpPort: SMTP server port, defaults to 25 if omitted -->
-    <SmtpPort>25</SmtpPort>
-    <!-- SmtpUserCredential: SMTP user name if authentication required -->
-    <SmtpUserCredential />
-    <!-- SmtpPasswortCredential: SMTP password if authentication required -->
-    <SmtpPasswortCredential />
-
-    <!-- EmailPrefix: prefix label for email subjects -->
-    <EmailPrefix>[Core Facility] </EmailPrefix>
-    <AdminEmailAdress>admin@mydomain.xy</AdminEmailAdress>
-    <!-- AdminDebugEmailAdress: an email address where to send certain debug
-         messages to, e.g. on completed transfers. Can be empty. -->
-    <AdminDebugEmailAdress>admin@mydomain.xy</AdminDebugEmailAdress>
-
-    <!-- GraceNotificationDelta: minimum time (in minutes) between two emails
-         about expired folders in the grace location (default: 720 (12h)) -->
-    <GraceNotificationDelta>720</GraceNotificationDelta>
-
-    <!-- InterPacketGap: RoboCopy parameter to limit the bandwidth -->
-    <InterPacketGap>0</InterPacketGap>
-
-    <!-- EnforceInheritedACLs: whether to enforce ACL inheritance when moving
-         files and directories, see this page for details (DEFAULT: true)
-         https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/320246 -->
-    <EnforceInheritedACLs>false</EnforceInheritedACLs>
-
-    <!--  OPTIONAL CONFIGURATION SETTINGS  -->
-</ServiceConfig>
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diff --git a/Resources/status-example.xml b/Resources/status-example.xml
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<ServiceStatus xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
-  <LastStatusUpdate>0001-01-01T00:00:00</LastStatusUpdate>
-  <LastStorageNotification>0001-01-01T00:00:00</LastStorageNotification>
-  <LastAdminNotification>0001-01-01T00:00:00</LastAdminNotification>
-  <LimitReason />
-  <CurrentTransferSrc />
-  <CurrentTargetTmp />
-  <ServiceSuspended>false</ServiceSuspended>
-  <TransferInProgress>false</TransferInProgress>
-  <CleanShutdown>true</CleanShutdown>
-  <CurrentTransferSize>0</CurrentTransferSize>
-</ServiceStatus>
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