Project import is failing

Dear All,
we are transfereing our file system - I have copied over my project but when I try and import I get the following error:

Unable to import project from /beegfs/scratchfs/mccarthy_cryosparc_grp/mbowler/P98: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)

The project directories are imported from the json files but otherwise nothing is there. Any help appreciated! Best wishes, Matt

Dear Matt,

could you first of all post the content of P98 folder and maybe few job subfolders like J10 and so on, produced by ls command. Are you sure that everything was copied? Did you use rsync for instance, and with which parameter?

Best,
Vladimir

Hi Vladimir,
thanks for the reply - yes I used rsync (rsync -rtv P98 /nfs/emblem/mccarthy_cryosparc_grp/mbowler/P98) below is the result of the ls:
exports J112 J1243 J1366 J1489 J1610 J1733 J276 J399 J520 J643 J766 J889
import_project_logs.txt J1120 J1244 J1367 J149 J1611 J1734 J277 J4 J521 J644 J767 J89
J1 J1122 J1245 J1368 J1490 J1612 J1735 J278 J40 J522 J645 J768 J890
J10 J1123 J1246 J1369 J1491 J1613 J1736 J279 J400 J523 J646 J769 J891
J100 J1124 J1247 J137 J1492 J1614 J1737 J28 J401 J524 J647 J77 J892
J1000 J1125 J1248 J1370 J1493 J1615 J1738 J280 J402 J525 J648 J770 J893
J1001 J1126 J1249 J1371 J1494 J1616 J1739 J281 J403 J526 J649 J771 J894
J1002 J1127 J125 J1372 J1495 J1617 J174 J282 J404 J527 J65 J772 J895
J1003 J1128 J1250 J1373 J1496 J1618 J1740 J283 J405 J528 J650 J773 J896
J1004 J1129 J1251 J1374 J1497 J1619 J1741 J284 J406 J529 J651 J774 J897
J1005 J113 J1252 J1375 J1498 J162 J1742 J285 J407 J53 J652 J775 J898
J1006 J1130 J1253 J1376 J1499 J1620 J1743 J286 J408 J530 J653 J776 J899
J1007 J1131 J1254 J1377 J15 J1621 J1744 J287 J409 J531 J654 J777 J9
J1008 J1132 J1255 J1378 J150 J1622 J1745 J288 J41 J532 J655 J778 J90
J1009 J1133 J1256 J1379 J1500 J1623 J1746 J289 J410 J533 J656 J779 J900
J101 J1134 J1257 J138 J1501 J1624 J1747 J29 J411 J534 J657 J78 J901
J1010 J1135 J1258 J1380 J1502 J1625 J1748 J290 J412 J535 J658 J780 J902
J1011 J1136 J1259 J1381 J1503 J1626 J1749 J291 J413 J536 J659 J781 J903
J1012 J1137 J126 J1382 J1504 J1627 J175 J292 J414 J537 J66 J782 J904
J1013 J1138 J1260 J1383 J1505 J1628 J1750 J293 J415 J538 J660 J783 J905
J1014 J1139 J1261 J1384 J1506 J1629 J1751 J294 J416 J539 J661 J784 J906
J1015 J114 J1262 J1385 J1507 J163 J1752 J295 J417 J54 J662 J785 J907
J1016 J1140 J1263 J1386 J1508 J1630 J1753 J296 J418 J540 J663 J786 J908
J1017 J1141 J1264 J1387 J1509 J1631 J1754 J297 J419 J541 J664 J787 J909
J1018 J1142 J1265 J1388 J151 J1632 J1755 J298 J42 J542 J665 J788 J91
J1019 J1143 J1266 J1389 J1510 J1633 J176 J299 J420 J543 J666 J789 J910
J102 J1144 J1267 J139 J1511 J1634 J177 J3 J421 J544 J667 J79 J911
J1020 J1145 J1268 J1390 J1512 J1635 J178 J30 J422 J545 J668 J790 J912
J1021 J1146 J1269 J1391 J1513 J1636 J179 J300 J423 J546 J669 J791 J913
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J1023 J1148 J1270 J1393 J1515 J1638 J180 J302 J425 J548 J670 J793 J915
J1024 J1149 J1271 J1394 J1516 J1639 J181 J303 J426 J549 J671 J794 J916
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J1027 J1151 J1274 J1397 J1519 J1641 J184 J306 J429 J551 J674 J797 J919
J1029 J1152 J1275 J1398 J152 J1642 J185 J307 J43 J552 J675 J798 J92
J103 J1153 J1276 J1399 J1520 J1643 J186 J308 J430 J553 J676 J799 J920
J1030 J1154 J1277 J14 J1521 J1644 J187 J309 J431 J554 J677 J8 J921
J1031 J1155 J1278 J140 J1522 J1645 J188 J31 J432 J555 J678 J80 J922
J1032 J1156 J1279 J1400 J1523 J1646 J189 J310 J433 J556 J679 J800 J923
J1033 J1157 J128 J1401 J1524 J1647 J19 J311 J434 J557 J68 J801 J924
J1034 J1158 J1280 J1402 J1525 J1648 J190 J312 J435 J558 J680 J802 J925
J1035 J1159 J1281 J1403 J1526 J1649 J191 J313 J436 J559 J681 J803 J926
J1036 J116 J1282 J1404 J1527 J165 J192 J314 J437 J56 J682 J804 J927
J1037 J1160 J1283 J1405 J1528 J1650 J193 J315 J438 J560 J683 J805 J928
J1038 J1161 J1284 J1406 J1529 J1651 J194 J316 J439 J561 J684 J806 J929
J1039 J1162 J1285 J1407 J153 J1652 J195 J317 J44 J562 J685 J807 J93
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J1040 J1164 J1287 J1409 J1531 J1654 J197 J319 J441 J564 J687 J809 J931
J1041 J1165 J1288 J141 J1532 J1655 J198 J32 J442 J565 J688 J81 J932
J1042 J1166 J1289 J1410 J1533 J1656 J199 J320 J443 J566 J689 J810 J933
J1043 J1167 J129 J1411 J1534 J1657 J2 J321 J444 J567 J69 J811 J934
J1044 J1168 J1290 J1412 J1535 J1658 J20 J322 J445 J568 J690 J812 J935
J1045 J1169 J1291 J1413 J1536 J1659 J200 J323 J446 J569 J691 J813 J936
J1046 J117 J1292 J1414 J1537 J166 J201 J324 J447 J57 J692 J814 J937
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J1048 J1171 J1294 J1416 J1539 J1661 J203 J326 J449 J571 J694 J816 J939
J1049 J1172 J1295 J1417 J154 J1662 J204 J327 J45 J572 J695 J817 J94
J105 J1173 J1296 J1418 J1540 J1663 J205 J328 J450 J573 J696 J818 J940
J1050 J1174 J1297 J1419 J1541 J1664 J206 J329 J451 J574 J697 J819 J941
J1051 J1175 J1298 J142 J1542 J1665 J207 J33 J452 J575 J698 J82 J942
J1052 J1176 J1299 J1420 J1543 J1666 J208 J330 J453 J576 J699 J820 J943
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J1056 J118 J1301 J1424 J1547 J167 J211 J334 J457 J58 J701 J824 J947
J1057 J1180 J1302 J1425 J1548 J1670 J212 J335 J458 J580 J702 J825 J948
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J1062 J1186 J1308 J1430 J1553 J1676 J218 J340 J463 J586 J708 J830 J953
J1063 J1187 J1309 J1431 J1554 J1677 J219 J341 J464 J587 J709 J831 J954
J1064 J1188 J131 J1432 J1555 J1678 J22 J342 J465 J588 J71 J832 J955
J1065 J1189 J1310 J1433 J1556 J1679 J220 J343 J466 J589 J710 J833 J956
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J1069 J1192 J1314 J1437 J156 J1682 J224 J347 J47 J592 J714 J837 J96
J107 J1193 J1315 J1438 J1560 J1683 J225 J348 J470 J593 J715 J838 J960
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I was wondering if problem could be in symbolic links. You haven’t used option rsync -l, to copy symbolyc links. Check the page here:
https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-migrating-your-cryosparc-instance

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So I recopied with symbolic links and still get the same error - I looked at the instructions in the tutorial but will have to get theh sys admin people to do it I suspect as I do not have permissions needed. Many thanks for your help.

The only other thing which may help, is to look at your project.json file. I am not sure if changing the path to project there will help? Are you migrating project from the same cryosparc version?