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* Only use text format for files that are smaller than a few megabytes.
* Only use text format for files that are smaller than a few megabytes.
* As far as possible, use scratch and local storage for temporary files. For local storage you can use the temporary directory created by the [[Running jobs|job scheduler]] for this, named <code>$SLURM_TMPDIR</code>.
* As far as possible, use scratch and local storage for temporary files. For local storage you can use the temporary directory created by the [[Running jobs|job scheduler]] for this, named <code>$SLURM_TMPDIR</code>.
* If your program must search within a file, it is fastest to do it by first reading it completely before searching, or to use a RAM disk.
* If your program must search within a file, it is fastest to do it by first reading it completely before searching.
* Regularly clean up your data in the scratch and project spaces, because those filesystems are used for huge data collections.
* Regularly clean up your data in the scratch and project spaces, because those filesystems are used for huge data collections.
* If you no longer use certain files but they must be retained, [[Archiving and compressing files|archive and compress]] them, and if possible copy them elsewhere.
* If you no longer use certain files but they must be retained, [[Archiving and compressing files|archive and compress]] them, and if possible copy them elsewhere.
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