[gmx-users] Restarts: Truncation of file *.xtc failed

Mark Abraham mark.abraham at anu.edu.au
Wed Sep 8 02:15:56 CEST 2010



----- Original Message -----
From: Yongchul Chung <yxc169 at case.edu>
Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 4:10
Subject: Re: [gmx-users] Restarts: Truncation of file *.xtc failed
To: Discussion list for GROMACS users <gmx-users at gromacs.org>

> Hi,
> 
> How big is your file? I assume since you are running 180000ps simulation, it might be big. I remember there's a problem with gromacs not being able to truncate file size >4Gb. 

Strictly speaking, *GROMACS* doesn't have an intrinsic file-size limit, but the underlying file system can have a limitation, and GROMACS doesn't work around this. The best solution is to use a better file system.

Mark

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