How to let BOINC download or Upload more than 2 files at the same time?

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EddyT

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Message 95643 - Posted: 3 Feb 2020, 22:59:17 UTC
Last modified: 3 Feb 2020, 22:59:42 UTC

Hello everyone!

I got a question: How to let BOINC download or upload more than 2 files at the same time?
I am running a machine that only gets a few mins of Network and then runs for a few days offline.
After returning to the machine it only Uploads 2 files at the same time and downloads 2 files at once.

Can I change that to more than 2?

Thank you very much and with greetings
EddyT :)
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Profile Richie

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Message 95644 - Posted: 3 Feb 2020, 23:48:30 UTC

Hi!

Open cc_config.xml in your Boinc data folder. Look for <max_file_xfers> and <max_file_xfers_per_project>

Change those values to your liking. Save. On the Boinc Manager... click Options - Read config files
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EddyT

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Message 95649 - Posted: 4 Feb 2020, 12:55:41 UTC - in response to Message 95644.  

Thank you very much!
The cc_config.xml was not there so I made one and put it in the C:\ProgramData\BOINC Folder.
Set it up like this:

 <cc_config>
 <options>
  <max_file_xfers>10</max_file_xfers>
  <max_file_xfers_per_project>10</max_file_xfers_per_project>
</options>
</cc_config>



Works awesome! Thanks!
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ProDigit

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Message 96197 - Posted: 29 Feb 2020, 11:33:14 UTC
Last modified: 29 Feb 2020, 11:33:53 UTC

Thanks!
This guide is very helpful!

They should up the number from 2 to 6 or 8 by default. We're not living in dialup times anymore.
With 5G, or wired Ethernet connection, this could even be increased to 15 or 20.
But for compatibility, I think 6 should be the minimum.
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Profile Dave
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Message 96231 - Posted: 1 Mar 2020, 6:52:49 UTC

In testing last year, some of the new 64bit OpenIFS tasks for cpdn had files of almost 1GB to upload. I could see problems with other projects running alongside if uploading say ten of these on my slow bored band connection so would argue against increasing max_file_xfers_per_project above two by default and certainly wouldn't do it on my boxes until/if I get rather greater bandwidth. Not that I would ever run more than two of those tasks at once on my current hardware as their peak ram usage was over 5GB/task.
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ProDigit

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Message 96259 - Posted: 2 Mar 2020, 4:10:55 UTC - in response to Message 96231.  
Last modified: 2 Mar 2020, 4:15:00 UTC

Most of my tasks are between 10kb and 3MB. I ran 10 at a time, and it uploads all within 1 second on a regular 2.4Ghz wifi connection with 3 out of 5 bars...
100 queued tasks took under 1 minute.
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