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Grendel90
Advanced Cruncher Wales, UK Joined: Jun 8, 2007 Post Count: 54 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Sadly my SSD has gone to the computer workshop in the sky - along with a whole bunch of Work Units. Any way I can get them back or are they just going to go overdue and be reallocated.
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SekeRob
Master Cruncher Joined: Jan 7, 2013 Post Count: 2741 Status: Offline |
Basically, the WUs go the same path as your SSD. There's small hope, if you insist: If you have a backup, any backup of the BOINC data directory, restore it PRIOR to newly installing BOINC. Point the installer at the restored data dir. After BOINC starts and connects to WCG it will initially wipe any old results of the restore, and you might get a 'recovering lost results' (or something to that effect). Big BUT: The restore will ahve old connect counters, yes the server and client like to know if they're still in sync, so it might end up not recovering any lost tasks.
Things might go other ways, ass you dont tell if your SSD is also your system OS/program install drive. |
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Grendel90
Advanced Cruncher Wales, UK Joined: Jun 8, 2007 Post Count: 54 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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It was the OS drive, oh well... I've done a fresh install of BOINC/WCG. I would have expected an SSD to last longer than 2 years. Unlucky me, I guess.
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DCS1955
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: May 24, 2016 Post Count: 668 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Sadly my SSD has gone to the computer workshop in the sky - along with a whole bunch of Work Units. Any way I can get them back or are they just going to go overdue and be reallocated. Sorry to hear about it. SSD I thought they were supposed to have a low failure rate. I have been running old fashion drives but considering going SSD route when price comes down.   |
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Sgt.Joe
Ace Cruncher USA Joined: Jul 4, 2006 Post Count: 7847 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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All drives whether conventional spinning platters or fully solid state are prone to eventual failure. It is not a question of "If" but "When." Anything important should be stored in more than one place. As far as any Boinc files on a failed drive, I never worry about them as the units will just be re-issued. You do lose the continuity of a device when re-installing on a new drive with a new OS and Boinc installation, so if continuity is important to you, follow Sekerob's method.
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
What type of ssd was it out of curiosity? Not all are created equal. Same with flash media (USB drives, microSD cards, etc...)
I tend to lean toward the name brand stuff, or brands that have lots of reviews with high ratings and are tested for longevity. |
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DCS1955
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: May 24, 2016 Post Count: 668 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Good question!
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