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Message 126 - Posted: 9 Nov 2025, 16:20:18 UTC

There are a few download errors, about 5-6% for me with others also reporting some.
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Message 127 - Posted: 11 Nov 2025, 11:31:15 UTC
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I have one computer that has currently downloaded 784 work units with around 100 of those being down load errors, so more than 5% for me.

Can't get input files

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Message 128 - Posted: 12 Nov 2025, 0:34:45 UTC

my most recent download failure...
Task 345806
Stderr output
<core_client_version>8.2.5</core_client_version>
<![CDATA[
<message>
WU download error: couldn't get input files:
<file_xfer_error>
<file_name>10_235023_observations.dat</file_name>
<error_code>-119 (md5 checksum failed for file)</error_code>
<error_message>MD5 check failed</error_message>
</file_xfer_error>
</message>
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Message 157 - Posted: 4 Dec 2025, 17:38:59 UTC

At my machine's end it is about 15% of the tasks that fail during download.
Clearly something the project team should take a closer look at on the server side.

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Message 158 - Posted: 6 Dec 2025, 0:09:29 UTC

Anyone from the project looking into this???
Still getting download errors.
<core_client_version>8.2.5</core_client_version>
<![CDATA[
<message>
WU download error: couldn't get input files:
<file_xfer_error>
  <file_name>10_806269_input.dat</file_name>
  <error_code>-119 (md5 checksum failed for file)</error_code>
  <error_message>MD5 check failed</error_message>
</file_xfer_error>
</message>
]]>
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Message 159 - Posted: 6 Dec 2025, 5:06:50 UTC - in response to Message 158.  

I have over 300 WUs with this download error.
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Message 160 - Posted: 6 Dec 2025, 16:55:27 UTC - in response to Message 159.  

6 Dec 2025, 16:44:26 UTC 6 Dec 2025, 16:45:47 UTC Erreur lors du téléchargement (download) 0.00 0.00 --- 10_Spacious@home v1.00
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Message 161 - Posted: 8 Dec 2025, 13:32:06 UTC - in response to Message 126.  

6.7% md5 checksum errors here.
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Message 162 - Posted: 8 Dec 2025, 15:55:45 UTC - in response to Message 161.  

Mine is now at 6.8% fails.
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Message 163 - Posted: 12 Dec 2025, 1:00:53 UTC - in response to Message 162.  

In reply to Paul's message of 8 Dec 2025:
Mine is now at 6.8% fails.


I too am at just over 6.0%
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