1) Message boards : Questions and problems : Presence of "Ghosts Tasks" prevents Downloads ? (Message 91055) Posted 11 Apr 2019 by Darmok Post: Thank you again Richard. This clears up that statement.

2) Message boards : Questions and problems : Presence of "Ghosts Tasks" prevents Downloads ? (Message 91053) Posted 11 Apr 2019 by Darmok Post: Thank you Richard. I also posted the request for help on the WCG Forum as well. The reason I posted here is the number of tasks stated could be from another project being late/aborted Acoustics tasks from months ago.

3) Message boards : Questions and problems : Presence of "Ghosts Tasks" prevents Downloads ? (Message 91051) Posted 11 Apr 2019 by Darmok Post: Thanks Dave for the suggestion. The issue is that all pending tasks for the particular project would be aborted and these are rare and painstakingly difficult to obtain. The reset/detach is my last option.

4) Message boards : Questions and problems : Presence of "Ghosts Tasks" prevents Downloads ? (Message 91049) Posted 11 Apr 2019 by Darmok Post: On both devices where only WCG is the project listed, the statement recently and today is as follows when BM requests new tasks: Device 1. ...Checking presence of 572 project files on 7.14.2 - There are no 572 tasks on BM just 65 pending on 1 project only. Device 2. ...Checking presence of 336 project files on 7.12.1 - There are no 336 tasks on BM just 27 pending on 1 project only. Both devices state: Tasks are committed to other platforms This occurred in the past few days and denies new tasks when it should not. A possibility is that these numbers could reflect the number of tasks which were unfortunately late thus aborted many months ago with Acoustics. But I cannot find these tasks. Thanks for the assistance

5) Message boards : Questions and problems : Broken link/missing files for joining Science United? (Message 88642) Posted 27 Oct 2018 by Darmok Post: Issue solved - Thanks for the help.

6) Message boards : Questions and problems : Broken link/missing files for joining Science United? (Message 88635) Posted 26 Oct 2018 by Darmok Post: Hi, Nobody seems to moderate Science United forum. As this was offered on the Main Page of BOINC Website, I joined Science United earlier in the week with current projects running. Few days after I then selected <Stop Using Science United> from Tools on the BOINC Manager, but the issue was not resolved. The issue is that the stats related to projects connected to Science United do not upload to the Stats Sites along with all my other stats. I want to disconnect from SU to gain my stats back. Thanks for your Help.

7) Message boards : Projects : CPDN project offline again (Message 86219) Posted 15 May 2018 by Darmok Post: I hope there is some announcement when things finally get straightened out, and it is safe to go back. Maybe only when global warming will not be an issue any more.

8) Message boards : Projects : CPDN project offline again (Message 86187) Posted 11 May 2018 by Darmok Post: Just noticed DC Stats posted a CPDN Credit update, or rather a downdate. Total credits went down by 37%. This erases, hopefully temporary, a few years of volunteer processing.

9) Message boards : Projects : CPDN project going offline this afternoon (Message 85888) Posted 15 Apr 2018 by Darmok Post: Its been 2 weeks of downtime now. At least they upload files, but for the volunteers, if not already for some, we will be soon without tasks to process. An update from CPDN would be appreciated. Thanks

10) Message boards : BOINC Manager : Boinc Manager Suggestions (Message 85290) Posted 17 Mar 2018 by Darmok Post: "[i]Also, the project-wide backoff isn't reapplied until three attempts have failed. Since the default setting is for two uploads to be tried concurrently, a single click on the 'retry' button will upload four files - up to 280 MB on Darmok's figures - under these conditions."[/i] That is my understanding as well although the upload was closer to 1Gb each time with multiple files with each task. My Network Com is suspended most of the time thus having multiple files for each task accumulating when I do connect to upload. Given the attempt by Thyme Lawn, I'd say the issue evolved now to perhaps develop my suggestion for a side Command Button, sort of a "Stop Transfer File". It is much less "final" than the Abort command which deletes the data. It would allow, if needed, to cherrypick as you say.[/quote] The PNW server uploads files of less than 2Mb versus the current UK at 30-70 Mbs approx. each. I do not know why it selects the large (UK) files first than goes on to the PNW files.

11) Message boards : BOINC Manager : Boinc Manager Suggestions (Message 85285) Posted 17 Mar 2018 by Darmok Post: Thank you for your replies. Yes, it is indeed CPDN with whom I have been running 24/7 for close to ten years now. I am not the largest volunteer on this project but, when this occurs every 2-3 months now, it must be proportionately more annoying the greater the number of devices running the project. When each task has several uploads in-waiting and each is between 35 to 70 Mbs and they restart several times, that represents a lot of uploads into the void. The Retry button will retry all tasks for the project (unless at one point these are blocked at 100% Progress). And then it will upload a single file to a different server located somewhere else (Oregon in this case) than the downed main server(s). Personally, I think adding the functionality of having the choice to upload or not each single file is a minor responsibility for a volunteer to handle and will likely be used sparingly. But when needed, it will be great to have. Of course, it would be nicer if the project prevents the situation instead of reacting to it.

12) Message boards : BOINC Manager : Boinc Manager Suggestions (Message 85211) Posted 15 Mar 2018 by Darmok Post: Some projects have multiple server sites for various tasks and a site may be down for uploads while another available. II would be great to have the possibility of selecting which tasks to upload (and not) as a command button on the Transfer Page. This represents much bandwidth as all tasks will try to upload to a downed server until it reaches the tasks to upload to the available servers. This is wasting Gb's of bandwidth. Thanks

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