In late December, Boinc manager stopped downloading any tasks. I haven't been able to figure out why. Win 7, 32 bit. Boinc 7.6.22.

Where should I start?

1/15/2016 7:22:32 AM | | Starting BOINC client version 7.6.22 for windows_intelx86
1/15/2016 7:22:32 AM | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task
1/15/2016 7:22:32 AM | | Libraries: libcurl/7.45.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2d zlib/1.2.8
1/15/2016 7:22:32 AM | | Data directory: D:\ProgramData\BOINC
1/15/2016 7:22:32 AM | | Running under account Bill
1/15/2016 7:22:36 AM | | No usable GPUs found
1/15/2016 7:22:37 AM | | Host name: User-PC
1/15/2016 7:22:37 AM | | Processor: 2 AuthenticAMD AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ [Family 15 Model 75 Stepping 2]
1/15/2016 7:22:37 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 rdtscp 3dnowext 3dnow
1/15/2016 7:22:37 AM | | OS: Microsoft Windows 7: Ultimate x86 Edition, Service Pack 1, (06.01.7601.00)
1/15/2016 7:22:37 AM | | Memory: 2.94 GB physical, 5.87 GB virtual
1/15/2016 7:22:37 AM | | Disk: 214.80 GB total, 62.44 GB free
1/15/2016 7:22:37 AM | | Local time is UTC -5 hours
1/15/2016 7:22:37 AM | | VirtualBox version: 5.0.10
1/15/2016 7:22:37 AM | | Config: don't compute while Defraggler.exe is running
1/15/2016 7:22:38 AM | climateprediction.net | URL http://climateprediction.net/; Computer ID 1323606; resource share 80
1/15/2016 7:22:38 AM | Einstein@Home | URL http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/; Computer ID 11383691; resource share 10
1/15/2016 7:22:38 AM | malariacontrol.net | URL http://www.malariacontrol.net/; Computer ID 806788; resource share 100
1/15/2016 7:22:38 AM | rosetta@home | URL http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/; Computer ID 1755215; resource share 100
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | climateprediction.net | General prefs: from climateprediction.net (last modified 16-Aug-2015 14:32:44)
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | climateprediction.net | Computer location: home
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | climateprediction.net | General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | Reading preferences override file
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | Preferences:
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | max memory usage when active: 1503.71MB
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | max memory usage when idle: 2706.69MB
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | max disk usage: 0.00GB
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | don't compute while active
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | don't use GPU while active
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | (to change preferences, visit a project web site or select Preferences in the Manager)
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | Suspending computation - computer is in use
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | Suspending network activity - computer is in use
1/15/2016 7:52:35 AM | | Resuming network activity
1/15/2016 11:15:25 AM | | Suspending network activity - computer is in use
1/15/2016 2:08:55 PM | | Resuming network activity
1/15/2016 2:57:17 PM | | Suspending network activity - computer is in use

1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | Reading preferences override file

1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | max disk usage: 0.00GB

Set up your preferences correctly.
You have now set a preference that states BOINC shouldn't use any hard drive space at all, and so it does that.

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1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | Reading preferences override file

1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | max disk usage: 0.00GB

Set up your preferences correctly.
You have now set a preference that states BOINC shouldn't use any hard drive space at all, and so it does that.

Jord, was looking at the Wikis and I see it is not documented which fields a zero means ignore this number, for the disk use settings. IIRC there are some or some combinations.

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ALSO CAUSING BOINC NOT TO RUN/GET WORK:

1/15/2016 7:22:37 AM | | Config: don't compute while Defraggler.exe is running

1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | don't compute while active
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | don't use GPU while active
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | (to change preferences, visit a project web site or select Preferences in the Manager)
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | Suspending computation - computer is in use
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | Suspending network activity - computer is in use
1/15/2016 7:52:35 AM | | Resuming network activity
1/15/2016 11:15:25 AM | | Suspending network activity - computer is in use
1/15/2016 2:08:55 PM | | Resuming network activity
1/15/2016 2:57:17 PM | | Suspending network activity - computer is in use

Jord, was looking at the Wikis and I see it is not documented which fields a zero means ignore this number, for the disk use settings. IIRC there are some or some combinations.

The new way of using the check boxes says to BOINC whether the value is to be used or not. General rule here, when it has a check box and you check it and set the value to zero, it's zero what you mean to be used.

I'll see if that needs put in the documentation, after I made my walk through the snow.

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Oh I see. I had this

Disk "Use no more than" is not checked. I took this as no restriction.

But I ended up with Max disk usage 0.00

I have checkmarked it and put in 20 GB.

At first that did not change anything.

But then I saw that I had

Leave at least 70 GB free.

But there were only 62 GB left free on disk.

I have changed that to

Leave at least 50 GB free, which leaves 12 GB free, available to BOINC.

My disk usage for other things had crept up and crowded out BOINC.

BOINC just runs so well on autopilot almost always that I had not noticed the change.

It is now downloading Climate and Rosetta.

Thank you!

Jord, was looking at the Wikis and I see it is not documented which fields a zero means ignore this number, for the disk use settings. IIRC there are some or some combinations.

The new way of using the check boxes says to BOINC whether the value is to be used or not. General rule here, when it has a check box and you check it and set the value to zero, it's zero what you mean to be used.

I'll see if that needs put in the documentation, after I made my walk through the snow.

If I may, not everyone has the latest version, because not everyone can run the latest version. Documentation for prior versions should not go away with the introduction of a newer version.

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If I may, not everyone has the latest version, because not everyone can run the latest version. Documentation for prior versions should not go away with the introduction of a newer version.

Documentation for older versions is still available. It never goes away. Going to the Wiki through Help from an older version will land you on the older pages, if Rom's gimmick on the server works as we think it does.

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