help!! lost several work units

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techbird Send message Joined: 15 Jan 11 Posts: 16 Credit: 40,731,537 RAC: 0	Message 47674 - Posted: 12 Apr 2011, 0:05:29 UTC power outage due to storm and computer didn't shut down before ups died. when I booted backup I: noticed that all my workunits were gone. I get a message csaying I have reached my limit for work unit MW@H under my account it says I have 52 work unit. On the boinc it says i don't have any. How can redownload the work units I lost? :( ID: 47674 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Alinator Send message Joined: 7 Jun 08 Posts: 464 Credit: 56,639,936 RAC: 0	Message 47675 - Posted: 12 Apr 2011, 0:14:38 UTC Last modified: 12 Apr 2011, 0:15:04 UTC Don't sweat it! We're in a development phase, so malfunctions are to be expected! ;-) ID: 47675 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

banditwolf Send message Joined: 12 Nov 07 Posts: 2425 Credit: 524,164 RAC: 0	Message 47676 - Posted: 12 Apr 2011, 0:14:56 UTC - in response to Message 47674. power outage due to storm and computer didn't shut down before ups died. when I booted backup I: noticed that all my workunits were gone. I get a message csaying I have reached my limit for work unit MW@H under my account it says I have 52 work unit. On the boinc it says i don't have any. How can redownload the work units I lost? :( You can't. They will timeout and get resent if they are current tasks. Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected? If it makes sense, DON'T do it. ID: 47676 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Alinator Send message Joined: 7 Jun 08 Posts: 464 Credit: 56,639,936 RAC: 0	Message 47677 - Posted: 12 Apr 2011, 0:16:23 UTC - in response to Message 47676. Last modified: 12 Apr 2011, 0:17:51 UTC power outage due to storm and computer didn't shut down before ups died. when I booted backup I: noticed that all my workunits were gone. I get a message csaying I have reached my limit for work unit MW@H under my account it says I have 52 work unit. On the boinc it says i don't have any. How can redownload the work units I lost? :( You can't. They will timeout and get resent if they are current tasks. LOL... I think he meant he was previously reliable, and now he's not. I think we're all in that boat! :-D ID: 47677 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

banditwolf Send message Joined: 12 Nov 07 Posts: 2425 Credit: 524,164 RAC: 0	Message 47678 - Posted: 12 Apr 2011, 0:18:10 UTC - in response to Message 47677. How can redownload the work units I lost? :( You can't. They will timeout and get resent if they are current tasks. LOL... I think he meant he wa previously reliable, and now he's not. I think we're all in that boat! :-D I was referring to the question. Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected? If it makes sense, DON'T do it. ID: 47678 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Alinator Send message Joined: 7 Jun 08 Posts: 464 Credit: 56,639,936 RAC: 0	Message 47679 - Posted: 12 Apr 2011, 0:26:17 UTC - in response to Message 47678. Last modified: 12 Apr 2011, 0:28:22 UTC Oh, Agreed. MW doesn't do lost work resend. ID: 47679 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Jesse Viviano Send message Joined: 4 Feb 11 Posts: 86 Credit: 60,913,150 RAC: 0	Message 47704 - Posted: 12 Apr 2011, 15:56:52 UTC - in response to Message 47674. Since this project is not set to do resends, the only solution is to detach and reattach your computer. Then, MilkyWay@home will declare the tasks you took as invalid due to being detached, so you will be able to get new ones as well as freeing the lost ones for someone else to crunch. ID: 47704 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

banditwolf Send message Joined: 12 Nov 07 Posts: 2425 Credit: 524,164 RAC: 0	Message 47705 - Posted: 12 Apr 2011, 16:26:50 UTC They will time out and then be resent to another computer if called for. No need to detact/reattach for a few lost tasks. Current tasks: max # of error/total/success tasks 1, 9, 6 It will be resent to another computer. Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected? If it makes sense, DON'T do it. ID: 47705 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote