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Whenever read-write files get to about 20Gb, I get this error. I know that, in G09, one rw file is limited to 16Gb. So I have set the software to write several RWFs. But it still keeps producing this error... My input line and rwf line look like this:

%rwf=1,15000mb,2,15000mb,3,13000mb

#p opt freq=noraman rccsd/genecp nosymm

Any suggestions? Thank you in advance!

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  • $\begingroup$ +1. Thanks for asking here, and good luck getting a quick answer! It's been years since I used Gaussian so hopefully a more frequent Gaussian user can help you. $\endgroup$
    – Nike Dattani
    Jul 24, 2020 at 23:22
  • $\begingroup$ In general this error is due to lack of memory and/or disk space. Try to increase the memory in your input (using %mem=5Gb, for example). Also, are you able to create such "big" files? I mean, there are some hard disk partition types that not support single files greater that 2GB. $\endgroup$
    – Camps ♦
    Jul 25, 2020 at 0:07
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    $\begingroup$ @Camps G09 often writes rw files a lot bigger than 2 Gb on my PC. As for %mem=5Gb, I'm short on RAM... $\endgroup$
    – QuantumX
    Jul 25, 2020 at 14:38
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    $\begingroup$ Maybe your RAM limitation is causing the problem. $\endgroup$
    – Camps ♦
    Jul 25, 2020 at 14:40
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    $\begingroup$ You could probably post the update as a self-answer instead. $\endgroup$
    – Tyberius ♦
    Jul 25, 2020 at 23:57

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It turns out, splitting the scratch files doesn't help. I have a 32-bit version of Gaussian, and it has a 16Gb limit for the combined size of the scratch files (I don't know how I could miss that). So splitting the read-write file can't help here. Looks like I'll have to find better computational resources.

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  • $\begingroup$ Consider upgrading to a new version, and if you want efficient CC, then maybe look into other programs. I'm sure there is already a q&a here for this. $\endgroup$
    – Martin - マーチン
    Jul 28, 2020 at 14:13

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