I updated to version 6.12.22 x64 of BOINC Manager about 10 days ago and since then I get messages for both projects that I am running that there is zero disk space available even then preferences on web and on computer both say to use 5GB. What is going on ??? It will not download new work with this error.

There are three (3) places to set disk preferences!

What are your preferences regarding

Disk: use at most ... GB  
Disk: leave free at least ... GB  
Disk: use at most ...% of total

And additionally:
What is the capacity of the BOINC drive and how many space is left?

Are you using local or online preferences?

Gruß,
Gundolf

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Computer sind nicht alles im Leben. (Kleiner Scherz)

local and online preferences are set the same and are:

Disk: use at most ... 10 GB
Disk: leave free at least ... 10 GB
Disk: use at most ... 10% of total
And additionally:
What is the capacity of the BOINC drive and how many space is left? 500GB drive with 340GB free

Disk: use at most ... 10% of total
And additionally:
What is the capacity of the BOINC drive and how many space is left? 500GB drive with 340GB free

Last I checked, 10% of 500GB was only 50GB. Meaning that if you've used 160GB (340GB free), then that's over the 50GB you said to use with the percentage.

So increase this last value, set it to 75% for instance. Your other 10GB boundary will make sure BOINC will never use 75% of the 500GB, but it will make sure that you won't run into trouble like this either.

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That 160 GB is obviously what the user's non-BOINC programs and data are occupying.

When the user says he has 340GB free on the same disk BOINC runs on, then that usually means that BOINC is included in that 160GB. So not just non-BOINC programs.

Other than that, the percentage value checks total disk space. Not just the partition BOINC lives on. If this is one drive of 500GB, then it's 10% of that 500GB.

As to why it's still used, I think it's a left-over from days when disk space was still at a premium. When big disks were 40GB, not 2.5TB. Just see it as an extra safe-guard, just in case the previous maximum (use max disk space) is not used for some reason.

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these settings worked fine before I updated to this version from I think it was 6.10.43, I know this says I only just registered but for some reason it would not let me login from my account. I have been doing this since the 14th May 1999 so I have seen a lot of bugs over the years.

oh and I changed settings the other day and it had not effect, they are now set as:

use at most: 10 GB disk space
leave at least: 10 GB disk space free
use at most: 50% of total disk space
tasks checkpoint to disk at most every: 90 seconds
use at most: 50% of page file

What do your BOINC startup messages say about "Preferences limit disk usage to ____GB"?

Gruß,
Gundolf

What do your BOINC startup messages say about "Preferences limit disk usage to ____GB"?

Gruß,
Gundolf

I don't see that message or option any where ???

What do your BOINC startup messages say about "Preferences limit disk usage to ____GB"?

Gruß,
Gundolf

I don't see that message or option any where ???

Post your Boinc startup messages please,

Claggy

I don't see that message or option any where ???

go to: > Advance click > scroll down to: > Event Log Click > Bottom right> Copy All

Hope this helps.

Oh Yea, Boinc 6.12.x has Event Log, Doh,

Claggy

7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | Starting BOINC client version 6.12.33 for windows_x86_64
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | Libraries: libcurl/7.19.7 OpenSSL/0.9.8l zlib/1.2.5
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | Data directory: C:\ProgramData\BOINC
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | Running under account gnew*****
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | Processor: 4 AuthenticAMD AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor [Family 16 Model 4 Stepping 2]
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | Processor: 512.00 KB cache
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | Processor features: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 htt pni cx16 syscall nx lm svm sse4a osvw ibs skinit wdt page1gb rdtscp 3dnowext 3dnow
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | OS: Microsoft Windows 7: Professional x64 Edition, Service Pack 1, v.721, (06.01.7601.00)
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | Memory: 8.00 GB physical, 15.81 GB virtual
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | Disk: 48.73 GB total, 5.42 GB free
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | Local time is UTC -7 hours
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | ATI GPU 0: ATI Radeon HD 5800 series (Cypress) (CAL version 1.4.1417, 1024MB, 2088 GFLOPS peak)
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | climateprediction.net | URL http://climateprediction.net/; Computer ID 1022378; resource share 150
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | SETI@home | URL http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID 6079***; resource share 150
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | climateprediction.net | General prefs: from climateprediction.net (last modified 15-Jul-2011 08:29:07)
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | climateprediction.net | Computer location: work
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | General prefs: using separate prefs for work
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | Reading preferences override file
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | Preferences:
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | max memory usage when active: 4095.59MB
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | max memory usage when idle: 7372.06MB
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | max disk usage: 0.00GB
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | don't use GPU while active
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | suspend work if non-BOINC CPU load exceeds 25 %
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | max download rate: 999997 bytes/sec
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | max upload rate: 999997 bytes/sec
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | (to change preferences, visit the web site of an attached project, or select Preferences in the Manager)
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | Not using a proxy
7/29/2011 8:50:43 AM | | Suspending computation - time of day
7/29/2011 6:00:04 PM | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
7/29/2011 6:00:04 PM | SETI@home | Requesting new tasks for ATI GPU
7/29/2011 6:00:05 PM | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
7/29/2011 6:00:05 PM | SETI@home | No tasks sent
7/29/2011 6:00:10 PM | climateprediction.net | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
7/29/2011 6:00:10 PM | climateprediction.net | Requesting new tasks for ATI GPU
7/29/2011 6:00:12 PM | climateprediction.net | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
7/29/2011 6:00:12 PM | climateprediction.net | Project has no tasks available
7/29/2011 6:05:13 PM | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
7/29/2011 6:05:13 PM | SETI@home | Requesting new tasks for CPU
7/29/2011 6:05:14 PM | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
7/29/2011 6:05:14 PM | SETI@home | No tasks sent
7/29/2011 6:05:14 PM | SETI@home | Message from server: SETI@home Enhanced needs 32.00MB more disk space. You currently have 0.00 MB available and it needs 32.00 MB.
7/29/2011 7:00:49 PM | climateprediction.net | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
7/29/2011 7:00:49 PM | climateprediction.net | Requesting new tasks for CPU
7/29/2011 7:00:51 PM | climateprediction.net | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
7/29/2011 7:00:51 PM | climateprediction.net | No work sent
7/29/2011 7:00:51 PM | climateprediction.net | Message from server: UK Met Office HADAM3P European Region needs 1907.35MB more disk space. You currently have 0.00 MB available and it needs 1907.35 MB.
7/29/2011 9:08:02 PM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
7/29/2011 9:08:12 PM | | Resuming computation
7/30/2011 12:30:24 AM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
7/30/2011 12:32:24 AM | | Resuming computation
7/30/2011 2:59:35 AM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
7/30/2011 3:00:05 AM | | Resuming computation
7/30/2011 3:00:15 AM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
7/30/2011 3:00:35 AM | | Resuming computation
7/30/2011 3:01:25 AM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
7/30/2011 3:01:35 AM | | Resuming computation
7/30/2011 4:47:37 AM | climateprediction.net | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
7/30/2011 4:47:37 AM | climateprediction.net | Requesting new tasks for CPU
7/30/2011 4:47:39 AM | climateprediction.net | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
7/30/2011 4:47:39 AM | climateprediction.net | No work sent
7/30/2011 4:47:39 AM | climateprediction.net | Message from server: UK Met Office HADAM3P European Region needs 1907.35MB more disk space. You currently have 0.00 MB available and it needs 1907.35 MB.
7/30/2011 6:00:00 AM | | Suspending computation - time of day
7/30/2011 6:00:00 PM | | Resuming computation
7/30/2011 6:00:02 PM | climateprediction.net | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
7/30/2011 6:00:02 PM | climateprediction.net | Requesting new tasks for ATI GPU
7/30/2011 6:00:04 PM | climateprediction.net | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
7/30/2011 6:00:04 PM | climateprediction.net | No work sent
7/30/2011 11:24:48 PM | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
7/30/2011 11:24:48 PM | SETI@home | Requesting new tasks for CPU
7/30/2011 11:24:50 PM | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
7/30/2011 11:24:50 PM | SETI@home | No tasks sent
7/30/2011 11:24:50 PM | SETI@home | Message from server: SETI@home Enhanced needs 32.00MB more disk space. You currently have 0.00 MB available and it needs 32.00 MB.
7/31/2011 12:30:18 AM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
7/31/2011 12:32:18 AM | | Resuming computation
7/31/2011 2:59:40 AM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
7/31/2011 3:00:00 AM | | Resuming computation
7/31/2011 3:00:30 AM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
7/31/2011 3:00:40 AM | | Resuming computation
7/31/2011 3:01:30 AM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
7/31/2011 3:01:40 AM | | Resuming computation
7/31/2011 6:00:00 AM | | Suspending computation - time of day
7/31/2011 6:00:00 PM | | Resuming computation
7/31/2011 6:00:01 PM | climateprediction.net | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
7/31/2011 6:00:01 PM | climateprediction.net | Requesting new tasks for ATI GPU
7/31/2011 6:00:03 PM | climateprediction.net | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
7/31/2011 6:00:03 PM | climateprediction.net | No work sent
7/31/2011 7:00:43 PM | climateprediction.net | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
7/31/2011 7:00:43 PM | climateprediction.net | Requesting new tasks for CPU
7/31/2011 7:00:45 PM | climateprediction.net | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
7/31/2011 7:00:45 PM | climateprediction.net | No work sent
7/31/2011 7:00:45 PM | climateprediction.net | Message from server: UK Met Office HADAM3P European Region needs 1907.35MB more disk space. You currently have 0.00 MB available and it needs 1907.35 MB.
7/31/2011 9:07:51 PM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
7/31/2011 9:08:11 PM | | Resuming computation
8/1/2011 2:59:34 AM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
8/1/2011 2:59:54 AM | | Resuming computation
8/1/2011 3:00:34 AM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
8/1/2011 3:00:44 AM | | Resuming computation
8/1/2011 3:01:04 AM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
8/1/2011 3:01:14 AM | | Resuming computation
8/1/2011 3:01:24 AM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
8/1/2011 3:01:34 AM | | Resuming computation
8/1/2011 3:01:44 AM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
8/1/2011 3:01:54 AM | | Resuming computation
8/1/2011 6:00:00 AM | | Suspending computation - time of day
8/1/2011 6:00:00 PM | | Resuming computation
8/1/2011 6:00:04 PM | climateprediction.net | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
8/1/2011 6:00:04 PM | climateprediction.net | Requesting new tasks for ATI GPU
8/1/2011 6:00:06 PM | climateprediction.net | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
8/1/2011 6:00:06 PM | climateprediction.net | No work sent
8/1/2011 6:00:11 PM | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
8/1/2011 6:00:11 PM | SETI@home | Requesting new tasks for CPU
8/1/2011 6:00:18 PM | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
8/1/2011 6:00:18 PM | SETI@home | No tasks sent
8/1/2011 6:00:18 PM | SETI@home | Message from server: SETI@home Enhanced needs 32.00MB more disk space. You currently have 0.00 MB available and it needs 32.00 MB.
8/1/2011 9:07:55 PM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
8/1/2011 9:08:05 PM | | Resuming computation
8/2/2011 2:59:39 AM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
8/2/2011 2:59:59 AM | | Resuming computation
8/2/2011 3:00:49 AM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
8/2/2011 3:00:59 AM | | Resuming computation
8/2/2011 3:01:39 AM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
8/2/2011 3:01:59 AM | | Resuming computation
8/2/2011 3:02:09 AM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
8/2/2011 3:02:19 AM | | Resuming computation
8/2/2011 3:02:59 AM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
8/2/2011 3:03:09 AM | | Resuming computation
8/2/2011 3:03:39 AM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
8/2/2011 3:03:49 AM | | Resuming computation
8/2/2011 3:03:59 AM | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
8/2/2011 3:04:09 AM | | Resuming computation
8/2/2011 5:40:10 AM | climateprediction.net | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
8/2/2011 5:40:10 AM | climateprediction.net | Requesting new tasks for CPU
8/2/2011 5:40:12 AM | climateprediction.net | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
8/2/2011 5:40:12 AM | climateprediction.net | No work sent
8/2/2011 5:40:12 AM | climateprediction.net | Message from server: UK Met Office HADAM3P European Region needs 1907.35MB more disk space. You currently have 0.00 MB available and it needs 1907.35 MB.
8/2/2011 5:40:12 AM | climateprediction.net | Message from server: UK Met Office HADAM3P Pacific North West needs 1907.35MB more disk space. You currently have 0.00 MB available and it needs 1907.35 MB.
8/2/2011 6:00:00 AM | | Suspending computation - time of day

Yes, here you see your disk status:

7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | Disk: 48.73 GB total, 5.42 GB free

And with your settings of

use at most: 10 GB disk space
leave at least: 10 GB disk space free
use at most: 50% of total disk space

that of course results in:

7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | Preferences:
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | max memory usage when active: 4095.59MB
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | max memory usage when idle: 7372.06MB
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | max disk usage: 0.00GB

So, play with the "leave at least free" value a bit and you should solve the problem.

Gruß,
Gundolf

And because you have

7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | Reading preferences override file

it's the local preferences set through BOINC Manager that you have to check, not any website settings - or you could clear the local settings, and return to using web-managed ones.

500GB drive with 340GB free

That doesn't quite match

7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | Data directory: C:\ProgramData\BOINC
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | Disk: 48.73 GB total, 5.42 GB free

Are you sure that BOINC ended up on the drive that you intended to install it on?

7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | Disk: 48.73 GB total, 5.42 GB free

Of course, if we're to match things, this should be changed as well:

use at most: 10 GB disk space
Leave at least: 10 GB disk space free
Use at most: 50% of total disk space

Which will also result in

7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | Preferences:
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | max memory usage when active: 4095.59MB
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | max memory usage when idle: 7372.06MB
7/29/2011 8:50:42 AM | | max disk usage: 0.00GB

Since 50% of 48.73GB is 24.37GB that needs to be free, the 5.42GB free is too little already.

I am now wondering about one thing, though and that's whether the "use at most X% of total disk" is actually about total disk, or about the partition that BOINC runs on. I suspect only the partition. Will go ask. :-)

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alright so that solved the problem, the installation directory changed on upgrade ... it should have read preferences from before and it did NOT follow where it was installed on my D: drive where the large volume is available. All is working again as soon as I uninstalled and reinstalled it to the correct location.

thanks for the help ...