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Clean up pool to solo guide
Add split cpid instructions Add notice about lack of rewards with pool account Remove account manager info in line with solo guide Expand split cpid warning
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‎_includes/_header.htm

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<div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="guide-dropdown">
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<h6 class="dropdown-header text-center">Main Guides</h6>
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<a class="dropdown-item" href="/guides/boinc-install.htm">Solo-Crunching</a>
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<a class="dropdown-item" href="/guides/pool.htm">Pool-Crunching</a>
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<a class="dropdown-item" href="/guides/pool-to-solo.htm">Move from pool- to solo-crunching</a>
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<a class="dropdown-item" href="/guides/boinc-install.htm">Solo Crunching</a>
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<a class="dropdown-item" href="/guides/pool.htm">Pool Crunching</a>
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<a class="dropdown-item" href="/guides/pool-to-solo.htm">Pool to Solo migration process</a>
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<a class="dropdown-item" href="/guides/noncruncher-gridcoin-setup.htm">Non-Cruncher</a>
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<a class="dropdown-item" href="/guides/foldingathome.htm">Folding@Home</a>
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<div class="dropdown-divider"></div>

‎guides/pool-to-solo.htm

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title: "Gridcoin - Step 1: Disconnect BOINC client from pool"
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description: "Step 1 of the 'From pool- to solo-crunching' guide; Instructing users how to remove the pool from the BOINC client."
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description: "Step 1 of the 'Pool to Solo' guide; Instructing users how to remove the pool from the BOINC client."
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redirect_from:
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- "/Guides/pool-to-solo.htm"
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<section class="guide-menu-top grc-bgcolor">
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<div class="container">
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<hr />
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<a href="/guides/pool-to-solo.htm">
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<button class="btn btn-success" id="Guide-Button">
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Remove pool from BOINC
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Remove pool from BOINC and set up of personal BOINC accounts
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</button>
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</a>
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</div>
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<div class="col-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6">
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<h5 >Step 2</h5>
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<h5>Step 2</h5>
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<hr />
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<a href="/guides/earn-grc.htm">
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<button class="btn btn-secondary" id="Guide-Button">
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Setup Gridcoin for solo-crunching
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Setup Gridcoin for solo crunching
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</a>
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<section class="grc-bgcolor">
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<!--Start of GRC Feature section-->
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<div class="container">
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<!--First row of features-->
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<!--Step 3 banner-->
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<div class='row'>
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<div class='col-12 text-center' >
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<div class='col-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8'>
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<h4 class="text-bold">
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Remove the pool from BOINC
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Removing the pool from BOINC
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</h4>
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</div>
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<div class='col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12'>
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<ol>
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<li>Use the menu item in BOINC "stop using &lt;pool's name&gt;"</li>
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<li>Switch to advanced view if you are not already using it (View → Advanced View...)</li>
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<li>Remove all projects from the projects tab in BOINC<br>
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You will not be able to receive rewards if you continue crunching for the pool's account</li>
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</ol>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class='row'>
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<div class='col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12' >
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<div class='col-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8'>
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<h4 class="text-bold">Signing up for projects</h4>
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<p>Note: If you are an existing BOINC user and use an account manager such as BAM, you can add projects via your account
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manager so long as accounts at the projects all use the same e-mail address (BAM's default).</p>
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</div>
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<div class='col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12'>
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<ol>
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<li>Use the menu item in BOINC "stop using &lt;pool's name&gt;"</li>
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<li>Remove all projects from BOINC</li>
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<li>Move to the second step</li>
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<li>Create personal accounts on all desired projects using <b>the same email</b></li>
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<li>Attach desired projects to your BOINC client (Tools → Add project...)</li>
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<li>Make sure that your CPIDs are consistent across your projects (it can be checked on the
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project's site/your account manager/the Gridcoin Researcher Wizard)</li>
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<li>If they are not consistent then you're suffering from a split CPID. Instructions to fix it can
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be found below.</li>
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<li>Proceed to Step 2 if your CPIDs are all the same.<br>
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<b>DO NOT CONTINUE to advertising your beacon if you have a split CPID.<br>
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You would likely need to readvertise your beacon which would waste your time.</b>
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</li>
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</ol>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class='row'>
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<div class='col-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8'>
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<h4 class="text-bold">
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Resolving a split CPID
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</h4>
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</div>
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<div class='col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12'>
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<ol>
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<li>Attach all desired projects to the same BOINC client, if they are not already
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(Attach all projects - even if you plan to crunch it on a different host)
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</li>
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<li>Force an update of all your projects from the projects tab</li>
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<li>Check your CPIDs on the projects' site</li>
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<li>If they are still not consistent wait a few minutes before attempting to update them again</li>
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</div>
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</div>
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</section>
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</section>

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