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Expand split CPID guide based on the wiki FAQ
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nathanielcwm committed Jan 5, 2024
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<li>Create personal accounts on all desired projects using <b>the same email</b></li>
<li>Attach desired projects to your BOINC client (Tools → Add project...)</li>
<li>Attach desired projects to your BOINC client (Tools → Add project... / Tools → Synchronize with &lt;account manager&gt;)</li>
<li>Make sure that your CPIDs are consistent across your projects (it can be checked on the
project's site/your account manager/the Gridcoin Researcher Wizard)</li>
<li>If they are not consistent then you're suffering from a split CPID. Instructions to fix it can
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<li>Attach all desired projects to the same BOINC client, if they are not already
(Attach all projects - even if you plan to crunch it on a different host)
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<li>Force an update of all your projects from the projects tab</li>
<li>Check your CPIDs on the projects' site</li>
<li>If they are still not consistent wait a few minutes before attempting to update them again</li>
<li>Disconnect other BOINC clients from the internet except on the machine running the wallet</li>
<li>Go to your projects tab and enable "No new tasks" for each project</li>
<li>Go to your tasks tab and cancel all existing tasks (this is needed, otherwise BOINC may not actually “Update” when
requested in subsequent steps)</li>
<li>Back in the projects tab, for each project, select “Allow new tasks” and press “Update”, then press “No new tasks” when
complete and abort any tasks it downloaded. The project update process will take about 10 seconds for each project. You
can monitor this progress by going to Tools → Event Log...</li>
<li>Check your CPIDs on the projects' site or in the Gridcoin "Researcher Configuration" wizard</li>
<li>If they are still not consistent wait a few minutes before attempting these steps again</li>
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