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== Best practices == | == Best practices == | ||
* 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 local storage for temporary files. | * 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 | * 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. | ||
* If your needs are not well served by the available storage options please contact [[technical support]]. | * If your needs are not well served by the available storage options please contact [[technical support]]. | ||