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Message 23655 - Posted: 13 Mar 2009, 10:48:42 UTC

Now a location of the folder for intermediate results is
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\BOINC\...
Can I change a location of the folder(s) to disk D: where I save all my documents? Because from time to time I use soft for reserve copy of disk C: and if I would do restore the disk my recent BOINC results will be lost.
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Message 23656 - Posted: 13 Mar 2009, 11:07:43 UTC - in response to Message 23655.  

Yes. The easiest way is to uninstall BOINC through add/remove programs and reinstall it. In the 3rd screen in the installer, you'll find an Advanced button. Click it and you can define the paths of your BOINC and BOINC Data directories your self.
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Message 23657 - Posted: 13 Mar 2009, 11:35:21 UTC - in response to Message 23656.  

Yes, I saw this way while installation. But what about my recent folder and data this case? They will move automatically? Or I have to remove BOINC folder from old location to new one manually? And what about current tasks? They will be continued?
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Message 23661 - Posted: 13 Mar 2009, 12:26:57 UTC - in response to Message 23657.  

When you uninstall BOINC, the data directory will be moved back into the BOINC directory automatically. What we call migration (also showing in the messages in the installer).

Then when you install BOINC again, all the correct files plus directories will be migrated to the new data directory you appointed. No work should go lost.

Although do check that you use the same version of BOINC. There is still a problem with the migration process when you accidentally switch from a 64bit BOINC to a 32bit BOINC...
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Message 23717 - Posted: 16 Mar 2009, 6:28:56 UTC - in response to Message 23661.  

Well, I've changed the data folder location as well as you said. Everything is ok, boinc is working, but when I try to add new project I can not do this because after enter my e-mail and password I get info about deny. Is this problem connected to moving data folder?
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Message 23718 - Posted: 16 Mar 2009, 6:45:36 UTC

It shouldn't be related.
Which project?
What are the words used in the "deny" message?

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Message 23719 - Posted: 16 Mar 2009, 7:24:26 UTC - in response to Message 23718.  

Projects: LHC, MilkyWay. I do not think it is related to spcify project...
I get a notify:

(Failure. Check e-mail and password correction and repeat enter.)
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Message 23727 - Posted: 16 Mar 2009, 10:09:25 UTC - in response to Message 23719.  

Check case sensitivity. Everything must be filled in in lower case.
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Message 23730 - Posted: 16 Mar 2009, 10:26:10 UTC - in response to Message 23727.  

Ooops! It seems I've understood. When I tried to connect to the new project I filled fields as exsisting member (with my login and password). But each new project needs new registration! I thought my login and password are common for all boinc projects... :)
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Message 23731 - Posted: 16 Mar 2009, 10:51:24 UTC

All projects are totally separate. They only know about you when you join them.

And LHC probably isn't much use joining these days. There are a million computers attached *, and the scientists only release a few thousand WUs once every few weeks.
You may go for months without getting any work from there.


* Roughly. :)

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Message 23732 - Posted: 16 Mar 2009, 11:07:51 UTC - in response to Message 23731.  

Ok! Thank you very much!
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