Filesystem
The Filesystem¶
The cluster exposes several distinct storage areas, each with a different purpose, performance profile, and retention policy.
| Path | Purpose | Quota | Backed Up? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
/home/your_username |
Personal files, source code, scripts | ~200 GB | ✅ Yes | Slower I/O, not recommended for I/O; |
$SLURM_TMPDIR |
Temporary job I/O, created after launching the job, used for intensive I/O | varies | ❌ No | Fast parallel I/O, faster then netword shared scratch; purged after the job ends |
/project/group_name |
Shared group data, software builds | Varies | ✅ Yes | Ask your PI for access |
⚠️ $SLURM_TMPDIR is not a backup.
Files in $SLURM_TMPDIR are automatically deleted after the job ends
and are not recoverable once purged. Use
$SLURM_TMPDIR for active job inputs and outputs, then move
important results to /home or /project promptly.