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Updated the part about fixing Scratch symlinks to say this does not apply to Myriad
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mkdocs-project-dir/docs/Supplementary/Troubleshooting.md

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### I think I deleted my Scratch space, how do I restore it?
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You may have accidentally deleted or replaced the link to your Scratch
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space. Do an `ls -al` in your home - if set up correctly, it should look
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like this:
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If you are on a cluster (not Myriad) where Scratch is a symbolic link (shortcut) you may have
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accidentally deleted or replaced the link to your Scratch space but not removed its contents.
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Do an `ls -al` in your home - if set up correctly, it should look like this:
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```
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lrwxrwxrwx   1 username group       24 Apr 14  2022 Scratch -> /scratch/scratch/username
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where `username` is your UCL user ID and `group` is your primary group.
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If this link is not present, you can recreate it with
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If this link is not present, it will be automatically recreated when you log back in, or you
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can recreate it with
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```
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ln -s /scratch/scratch/$(whoami) Scratch
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If you have actually deleted the files stored in your Scratch space, there is unfortunately no way to restore them.
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If you are on a cluster like Myriad where Scratch is a normal directory in your home or you
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have actually deleted the files stored in your Scratch space, there is unfortunately no way
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to restore them.
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### Which MKL library files should I use to build my application?
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