Thread 'backing up files'

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edRoom Send message Joined: 13 May 21 Posts: 3	Message 104373 - Posted: 13 May 2021, 9:48:02 UTC What is the recommended way of backing up files for BOINC tasks / projects? (on Linux Mint) After running my first WU for just over 2 weeks and getting around a third of the way through the task, it has aborted with computation errors and the next task has now started. On the web-page for the project (climate-prediction) there was one line about making regular file back-ups but no advice on how and what to back-up. And I can't see any advice on this site either. ID: 104373 ·

Les Bayliss Help desk expert Send message Joined: 25 Nov 05 Posts: 1654	Message 104374 - Posted: 13 May 2021, 10:35:16 UTC - in response to Message 104373. That was from a decade ago, when the number of models being run on a computer was just 1 or 2. And it really only applies to Windows OS, in case of an unexpected auto upgrade. With Linux, if a model crashes, then that's usually it. You need to look at the Event log messages for that model to see what happened. And these days, a computer only gets one chance to run a model. If it fails, then it's sent to a different computer. ID: 104374 ·

edRoom Send message Joined: 13 May 21 Posts: 3	Message 104375 - Posted: 13 May 2021, 10:49:05 UTC - in response to Message 104374. Ok, so once the failure message gets sent, there's nothing I can do to back track on that WU, correct? So how often do tasks crash? btw. can't look back at log now because I restarted my machine, hoping the task would restart from the last checkpoint. But the task isn't there anymore so I can't get the log back. Anyway, thanks for you help and the speedy response ID: 104375 ·

Harri Liljeroos Send message Joined: 25 Jul 18 Posts: 81	Message 104376 - Posted: 13 May 2021, 11:46:54 UTC Les was referring the stderr of the task that can be seen at CPDN site under your Account -> Computers -> Tasks. ID: 104376 ·

edRoom Send message Joined: 13 May 21 Posts: 3	Message 104379 - Posted: 13 May 2021, 14:05:17 UTC - in response to Message 104376. Ok thanks. Didn't know that was there. It just says 'Error while computing'. As error messages go its not the most illuminating but I guess they thought any more detail than that was unnecessary. Anyway, thanks for your help too. unless there are any other comments I'm happy for this thread to end here. Thanks Take care ID: 104379 ·

Bryn Mawr Help desk expert Send message Joined: 31 Dec 18 Posts: 314	Message 104381 - Posted: 13 May 2021, 14:33:36 UTC - in response to Message 104379. Ok thanks. Didn't know that was there. It just says 'Error while computing'. As error messages go its not the most illuminating but I guess they thought any more detail than that was unnecessary. Anyway, thanks for your help too. unless there are any other comments I'm happy for this thread to end here. Thanks Take care If at that point you click on the task number it will bring up more details including the stderr contents. ID: 104381 ·

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