Thread 'Setting the data directory'

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old_user123696 Send message Joined: 1 Dec 05 Posts: 1 Credit: 0 RAC: 0	Message 17634 - Posted: 2 Dec 2005, 1:54:42 UTC Is there any way to set the data directory for Boinc? I have most of my spare disk space on a different partition to where boinc is installed, but I can\'t see any way to point the data directory at it. Steve ID: 17634 · Reply Quote

Les Bayliss Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 5 Sep 04 Posts: 7629 Credit: 24,240,330 RAC: 0	Message 17636 - Posted: 2 Dec 2005, 2:14:41 UTC You have to install BOINC where you want the data dir. ID: 17636 · Reply Quote

geophi Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 7 Aug 04 Posts: 2187 Credit: 64,822,615 RAC: 5,275	Message 17638 - Posted: 2 Dec 2005, 3:40:59 UTC In the directory above the BOINC directory, you should be able to cp -R BOINC /newpathname/ whatever your new path to where you want the BOINC directory to go. If you use the run_client or run_manager scripts to start boinc or boincmgr, then you will need to edit those for the correct path. Otherwise it should work fine. You\'ll just need to start boinc from that new location. Once it\'s working, just rm -rf BOINC from the directory above the old BOINC directory to get rid of the old folder. ID: 17638 · Reply Quote

Desti Send message Joined: 6 Aug 04 Posts: 124 Credit: 9,195,838 RAC: 0	Message 17686 - Posted: 3 Dec 2005, 17:29:40 UTC I haven\'t tried it, but a symlink should work. For example you move the projects dir whereever you want and than make simply a link to the new location. Linux Users Everywhere @ BOINC ID: 17686 · Reply Quote

Arnaud Send message Joined: 3 Sep 04 Posts: 268 Credit: 256,045 RAC: 0	Message 17687 - Posted: 3 Dec 2005, 18:01:23 UTC In command-line there is the option: -dir <path> :use given dir as BOINC home (see ./boinc -h) Arnaud ID: 17687 · Reply Quote

old_user140094 Send message Joined: 18 Dec 05 Posts: 1 Credit: 60,004 RAC: 0	Message 18354 - Posted: 18 Dec 2005, 16:31:14 UTC - in response to Message 17636. You have to install BOINC where you want the data dir. I can\'t even find my data dir. I have an old boinc version install that used to save it\'s data in /home/user/boinc. Now that I\'ve installed 5.2.13, I can\'t even find the data. I installed boinc via apt-get on my debian testing and got the boinc deb files from the debian boinc wiki. Can anybody help me find my data for boinc. I don\'t like apps leaving their files around. As far as I can see ther is only a couple of files in my home dir. If I move them I don\'t think boincmgr will like it. I\'m running boinc from the debian menu. Cheers. ID: 18354 · Reply Quote

geophi Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 7 Aug 04 Posts: 2187 Credit: 64,822,615 RAC: 5,275	Message 18355 - Posted: 18 Dec 2005, 16:53:22 UTC - in response to Message 18354. Can anybody help me find my data for boinc. I don\'t like apps leaving their files around. As far as I can see ther is only a couple of files in my home dir. If I move them I don\'t think boincmgr will like it. I\'m running boinc from the debian menu. do a search on the hard drive (using find or grep or some GUI based search tool for the file \"globe.rgb\". This should show you where your climateprediction.net directory and you can manuever from there. ID: 18355 · Reply Quote

Arnaud Send message Joined: 3 Sep 04 Posts: 268 Credit: 256,045 RAC: 0	Message 18371 - Posted: 18 Dec 2005, 20:12:50 UTC Last modified: 18 Dec 2005, 20:14:09 UTC If the locate package is installed on your machine, you can use: # updatedb $ locate BOINC/boinc Arnaud ID: 18371 · Reply Quote