How big is the maximun cache of WUs?

Your account/Computing preferences/

Computer is connected to the Internet about every x days

and

Maintain enough work for an additional y days


What is the max. I can insert for the x and y?

Is there a difference between the x and y?

For example if I insert x = 10 and y = 0 then I don't get WUs which are shorter than 10 days (deadline)?

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For example if I insert x = 10 and y = 0 then I don't get WUs which are shorter than 10 days (deadline)?

For example if I insert x = 10 and y = 0 then I don't get WUs which are shorter than 10 days (deadline)?

The server will not send out WUs with deadlines shorter than your connect time you select to prevent missing deadlines. This is the reason the additional cache option was incorporated for people who wanted to maintain a larger cache. The Boinc manager also knows what you already have on hand and wont ask for additional work if the cached WU might not make deadline.

The primary goal of the system is to never miss a deadline, while still providing the user as much flexibility as possible.

Connect about every x days, sets the frequency that BOINC contacts the project server to upload work, download new work and report work. It is not to be used as a method to queue up more work. For that you can use the Additional work buffer. Default at 1 day, if set to zero days it'll tell BOINC that you're on an always on connection.

Additional work buffer x days (max. 10), sets the amount of work that BOINC can ask buffer additionally per project. Default at 1 day, but can be set to zero as well. When set to zero, BOINC will ask for 1 second of work, translating into one task per project.