Results are too large

bongbang · February 18, 2015, 12:29

Being a newbie, I simulated a transient case without optimizing the settings (e.g. too many time steps, every one of which was saved). Consequently the results take up 259 GB of disk space, which I almost ran out. What's the best practice in paring this down without losing anything important? The most straightforward way I can think of is exporting the report after post processing and then deleting the result file, but that doesn't seem ideal. Is there a way I can keep part of the results? Thanks.

singer1812 · February 18, 2015, 15:37

Delete the TRN files that you dont need. They represent each time step that was saved, and you can deleted them as you see fit.

bongbang · February 19, 2015, 12:15

Many thanks. That wasn't obvious to me.

February 18, 2015, 12:29	Results are too large	#1
bongbang Member NC Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 49 Rep Power: 11	Being a newbie, I simulated a transient case without optimizing the settings (e.g. too many time steps, every one of which was saved). Consequently the results take up 259 GB of disk space, which I almost ran out. What's the best practice in paring this down without losing anything important? The most straightforward way I can think of is exporting the report after post processing and then deleting the result file, but that doesn't seem ideal. Is there a way I can keep part of the results? Thanks.

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February 18, 2015, 15:37		#2
singer1812 Senior Member Edmund Singer P.E. Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 511 Rep Power: 21	Delete the TRN files that you dont need. They represent each time step that was saved, and you can deleted them as you see fit.

February 19, 2015, 12:15		#3
bongbang Member NC Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 49 Rep Power: 11	Many thanks. That wasn't obvious to me.