Getting back into it, maybe?

[paulcons]

I must be getting too old for all this, I totally spazzed on seeing the search field. Sure enough, there is a fah-client now running, although it's pretty moribund as I'm not crunching. There HAS to be some form of executable somewhere. Normally I'd think something along the lines of a kernel extension... I do have some in there from software that I use so I don't think it's 100% closed down.

[Joe_H]

The fah-client process will stay mostly inactive even when folding is active. The actual number crunching is done in the FahCorenn processes. Those use the executable folding cores I mentioned. The client launches those processes with the appropriate parameters including WU location after downloading it. Then when the WU is finished the fah-client process handles uploading it to the server and getting the acknowledgment of its receipt. Then it clears out the work files for that WU.

[calxalot]

Do not “clean up” files you find when digging around. They might still be needed by something.

[calxalot]

The client executable is /usr/local/bin/fah-client
You do not need to ever mess with it.
If you choose to uninstall, download the uninstaller package from the link in Applications/Folding@home.

[paulcons]

Ah, good to know, thanks. Yeah, I got the uninstaller.