Recover projects after software reinstallation

Install, Configure and Update
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Hello,
I reinstall Cryosparc from scratch and I can’t see my old projects (the data was not deleted since I can still see the files in the terminal). I was wondering if there is a way to see them in cryosparc.
Thanks in advance

Eduardo

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Hi @bruch,

When you reinstalled cryoSPARC, did you specify the same database directory as your previous installation? All metadata that points to projects and their jobs is maintained in the database.

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Hello,
Unfortunately I overwrite the database.
There were only two short projects so I think the easiest way will be to recover the data I need directly from the folder and import it back.
Thanks for the answer.

Eduardo

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Hi stephan, how can I specify the database directory as my previous one? I wonder if I copy folder cryosparc2_db from the previous installled location to the new installed one it will work?

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I understand you want to re-use the database of an old CryoSPARC installation with a new CryoSPARC installation?
If so and :

  1. Completely stop both CryoSPARC installations (“instances”). Specifically, ensure that not mongod processes are running.
  2. Copy the old database directory (see precautions) to a path that the new CryoSPARC instance can access, like /new/path/to/cryosparc_database.
  3. Edit the new CryoSPARC instance’s cryosparc_master/config.sh to change the CRYOSPARC_DB_PATH definition:
    export CRYOSPARC_DB_PATH="/new/path/to/cryosparc_database"
  4. Start the new CryoSPARC instance. You may use the commands
    cryosparcm listusers
cryosparcm cli "get_scheduler_targets()"
    to confirm that the new CryoSPARC instance replicates the old instance’s user records and worker configuration.
    [Edited: correct a directory path]
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Hi, thank you for your answer.
Finally I solve the problem by importing attached project to the new installation. I just wonder (for the next time) if the database directory is the cryosparc_master/cryosparc2_db ? As when I checked my old and new installation, both in the cryosparc_master/config.sh, CRYOSPARC_DB_PATH is defined by cryosparc_master/cryosparc2_db

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  1. cryosparc_master/cryosparc2_db is not an absolute path. Do the old and new cryosparc_master/config.sh have matching absolute path definitions of CRYOSPARC_DB_PATH?
  2. I have not tested the case where $CRYOSPARC_DB_PATH is placed inside cryosparc_master/, and whether this could cause problems during CryoSPARC software maintenance. More typically, $CRYOSPARC_DB_PATH is defined as outside, for example next to, the cryosparc_master/ directory.
  3. Could the copy of the old database have failed to be recognized because the database was copied to a subdirectory of $CRYOSPARC_DB_PATH such that the copy ended up atcryosparc_db2/cryosparc_db2/?
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Hi wtempel, you are correct, the problem come from cryosparc2_db is inside cryosparc_master folder.

  1. the new installation has cryosparc2_db outside next to cryosparc_master folder while the old one has cryosparc2_db inside cryosparc_master folder. But both have the CRYOSPARC_DB_PATH is defined by cryosparc2_db.
  2. I just tested to let the old cryosparc2_db outside and start cryosparcm again and it works perfectly fine now.

Many thanks,
Phong

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