yes, I will test it. i'm kind of new to symbolic links. thanks! Jon ________________________________________ From: freesurfer-boun...@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu <freesurfer-boun...@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu> on behalf of Z K <zkauf...@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 2:48 PM To: Freesurfer support list Subject: Re: [Freesurfer] qdec and recon-all crashes
Yes, the directories and files will all exist under the Dropbox folder and will thus be backed up by Dropbox. But I suggest you test this for yourself and see. -Zeke On 11/14/2014 03:32 PM, Jon Alan Wieser wrote: > thanks Zeke, > > I have created the symbolic link. > > > ln -s /Users/wieser/Dropbox\ \(UWM\ BraIN\ > Lab\)/ImagingSuite/Blackbird/MJMRI DROPBOX_MJMRI > > > > I question is , when I cd into the symbolic link directory > "DROPBOX_MJMRI" (which contains all to my subjects), and use qdec > and recon-all to create new files and subdirectories in the linked > directory, will those new files and directories be present in the > original directory "/Users/wieser/Dropbox\ \(UWM\ BraIN\ > Lab\)/ImagingSuite/Blackbird/MJMRI". the actual file, not just > symbloic links. because dropbox is backing up the directory and > dropbox does not like symbolic links > > thanks! > > > ________________________________________ From: > freesurfer-boun...@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu > <freesurfer-boun...@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu> on behalf of Z K > <zkauf...@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 2:13 > PM To: Freesurfer support list Subject: Re: [Freesurfer] qdec and > recon-all crashes > > The trick in the situation is to create a symbolic link. For > example: > > $> cd /Users/wieser/ $> ln -s /Users/wieser/Dropbox\ (UWM\ BraIN\ > Lab)/ImagingSuite/Blackbird/MJMRI/MJ0001 MJ0001 $> recon-all -s > MJ0001 -qcache > > > -Zeke > > > On 11/14/2014 02:53 PM, Jon Alan Wieser wrote: >> hi freesurfer folks, >> >> >> when I try to run qdec or recon-all, they crash >> >> >> >> recon-all -s MJ0001 -qcache >> >> if: Expression Syntax. >> >> >> >> >> qdec cd: Too many arguments. >> >> >> >> we have determined that because the subjects_directory name has >> spaces and ()'s in it, it is causing the two programs to crash >> >> echo $SUBJECTS_DIR /Users/wieser/Dropbox (UWM BraIN >> Lab)/ImagingSuite/Blackbird/MJMRI/MJ0001 >> >> >> I know that linux doesn't like spaces and ()'s in the directory >> name, and I usually avoid them, but we have recently started using >> dropbox to backup our data, in Dropbox is causing the spaces and >> ()'s to be in the directory name. Is there any way to make >> recon-all and qdec run in directories that have these characters in >> the directory name >> >> thanks >> >> Jon >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ Freesurfer mailing >> list Freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu >> https://mail.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/freesurfer >> > _______________________________________________ Freesurfer mailing > list Freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu > https://mail.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/freesurfer > > > The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to > whom it is addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in > error and the e-mail contains patient information, please contact the > Partners Compliance HelpLine at > http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to > you in error but does not contain patient information, please contact > the sender and properly dispose of the e-mail. > > > _______________________________________________ Freesurfer mailing > list Freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu > https://mail.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/freesurfer > > _______________________________________________ Freesurfer mailing list Freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu https://mail.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/freesurfer _______________________________________________ Freesurfer mailing list Freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu https://mail.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/freesurfer
