Installation of MFIX 23-4 fails

Good Afternoon

I have tried to update to MFIX 23.4 and installed, as per instructions on the website, the ‘miniforge’, then launched it and pasted the installation link. The installation fails repeatedly, report is embedded below.
I have re-booted the PC, but have to admit I did not uninstall older versions of MFIX or anaconda (which I need).
The PC is WIN10 (64bit) latest update.

Full report below (be warned, long!)

Does anyone know a workaround?

Cheers

            Stephan

(base) C:\Users\stephen.xxxxxx>mamba create -n mfix-23.4 mfix==23.4 mfix-doc==23.4 mfix-gui==23.4 mfix-solver==23.4 mfix-src==23.4 -c conda-forge -c https://mfix.netl.doe.gov/s3/561335c7/b5dda8bf9733677ce9fdcc102c5f9261//conda/dist

Looking for: [‘mfix==23.4’, ‘mfix-doc==23.4’, ‘mfix-gui==23.4’, ‘mfix-solver==23.4’, ‘mfix-src==23.4’]

https://mfix.netl.doe.gov/s3/561335c7/b5dda8bf97… 1.6s
https://mfix.netl.doe.gov/s3/561335c7/b5dda8bf97… 0.9s
[+] 4.1s
conda-forge/win-64 ---------------- 12.0MB 4.1s
conda-forge/noarch 4.1s
https://mfix.netl.doe.gov/s3/561335c7/b5dda8bf97… 404 failed 4.2s
[+] 4.5s
conda-forge/win-64 ---------------- 15.0MB 4.5s
Download error (23) Failed writing received data to disk/application [https://mfix-conda.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/noarch/repodata.json.zst?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEEUaCXVzLXdlc3QtMiJGMEQCIB%2FvkJHymGiwreGsSSeTuWY2abMdpC28g0uhimXUZFk7AiBMbyVgV7whZrzjF%2Fp8LgKYDJddtGzvYYuH%2FUSbGn0yxCrEBQjt%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F8BEAMaDDE3MzEyMjgxMjgzOCIM8ecNDcHDF%2B6g0MLnKpgFLtIJiMdix9TZih%2ByAx6sRjmW1H9%2BtEYMSVTv6w1S9%2FcozFM3Ha7w4o8npPuZlVLSCyP9JG88A2GD6fXtdXFYNfYVqc2i%2BgZaCBhB%2FzrvGkl%2BHQ%2Bpum4RHpr%2Fq0MlWFRQO68jJPBNNmrFrsO4oSJn5CZwSnYz89uOnpX%2Fbnnl5C7KwmA1eEMbIMosuUsLlIR3ibOcOIc9deeBD9L0UqZGDrikQBwp6Ia6PB38jw48p65SPupsWdj6RHJNpzXPi4FwYGIJ6D5RhYy70QlvQbPBOmmu0aG2yt3C52qkGaMTqOWlgpGe5%2BivYu9Qp12mpDsgg2mdHmcKt5MkhPZwWlENGUXf4GA5pTeCAwk1B3umiuFTnRGFo%2BfnOc6jqFwkR%2FP55DBfjr%2FgYOZscbSuCWWiz%2FbZvt3B%2BU%2FBmSCNMIniEwJGTK6e9bVXLDilEFdHI8mIeUUc4I%2BS%2BzgZnM2XrTP4eyZDw9vIwif5zx%2BO%2BjSGCs65mJtGE6U0e%2FIWE7OcITMzqJoucTE6a1e9Kb9MU8lKUoxr7iN9qtvcOI5Ao3P4wAYmsRQhbs4qPswDbGg22cR4nKC06DX8TXLQByy06xP8%2BP8a2pGPpAILwwO%2F7e48aJr5mKwM3U36m5qyAqVVMFSOyBiBUbgA%2B7uqYUjEm0oVVoXHRnbhFige5cPUjeETKM1B%2BzgmnFy4FxPWvXj1NImTGnOFpcvQgaRlTkOiRRDczlBCSNM5Fn3OAM6KVDIq4drxHImSgFo3k3VzAQEEye%2BqOuWev%2Bag4VLt5Ftb%2BEjdbTCD1L7ebonAk3EPFkPqnhy1ClgHQ5EauKhI1RoblMEdwCu7C6i35ZDvzRUdMoBzzuDOXwz%2F0kEamecoq3eOsMZUPJCml4%2BG1DDt0amtBjqyAZc0r0w9fHm3ymuQitN4cjp2yCTv%2F2%2FSHQL8NDoYRm%2Bs0necGYE992YdsEoqa%2FrkaiSn9JmF%2Bwx83IyX2iRcK705g%2BzUW%2BDgIirXoVtR%2BDFduxMft4mDnvtFrMjfMtBzzWNUxXerfu008to5%2Fn0JtLeiEBavS1H4%2FCjJhFKoPMnZAjBXTKFq%2FIT4sHxO3K5DzXXgPqZ9AdxIcmUZ7vDRkdbtRvDvIUgVipKwlY%2FbloEHW%2BA%3D&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIASQTXMPOTEGWNWXDQ%2F20240119%2Fus-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240119T124204Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=f044a2feb21bae22f859c3ef8eb5d626dad52fe04e20db49a644bec762cebc7a]
Failure writing output to destination

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ERROR REPORT <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\ProgramData\miniforge3\lib\site-packages\conda\exception_handler.py", line 17, in __call__
    return func(*args, **kwargs)
  File "C:\ProgramData\miniforge3\lib\site-packages\mamba\mamba.py", line 959, in exception_converter
    raise e
  File "C:\ProgramData\miniforge3\lib\site-packages\mamba\mamba.py", line 952, in exception_converter
    exit_code = _wrapped_main(*args, **kwargs)
  File "C:\ProgramData\miniforge3\lib\site-packages\mamba\mamba.py", line 898, in _wrapped_main
    result = do_call(parsed_args, p)
  File "C:\ProgramData\miniforge3\lib\site-packages\mamba\mamba.py", line 767, in do_call
    exit_code = create(args, parser)
  File "C:\ProgramData\miniforge3\lib\site-packages\mamba\mamba.py", line 602, in create
    return install(args, parser, "create")
  File "C:\ProgramData\miniforge3\lib\site-packages\mamba\mamba.py", line 469, in install
    index = load_channels(pool, channels, repos)
  File "C:\ProgramData\miniforge3\lib\site-packages\mamba\utils.py", line 126, in load_channels
    index = get_index(
  File "C:\ProgramData\miniforge3\lib\site-packages\mamba\utils.py", line 107, in get_index
    is_downloaded = dlist.download(api.MAMBA_DOWNLOAD_FAILFAST)
RuntimeError: Download error (23) Failed writing received data to disk/application [https://mfix-conda.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/noarch/repodata.json.zst?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEEUaCXVzLXdlc3QtMiJGMEQCIB%2FvkJHymGiwreGsSSeTuWY2abMdpC28g0uhimXUZFk7AiBMbyVgV7whZrzjF%2Fp8LgKYDJddtGzvYYuH%2FUSbGn0yxCrEBQjt%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F8BEAMaDDE3MzEyMjgxMjgzOCIM8ecNDcHDF%2B6g0MLnKpgFLtIJiMdix9TZih%2ByAx6sRjmW1H9%2BtEYMSVTv6w1S9%2FcozFM3Ha7w4o8npPuZlVLSCyP9JG88A2GD6fXtdXFYNfYVqc2i%2BgZaCBhB%2FzrvGkl%2BHQ%2Bpum4RHpr%2Fq0MlWFRQO68jJPBNNmrFrsO4oSJn5CZwSnYz89uOnpX%2Fbnnl5C7KwmA1eEMbIMosuUsLlIR3ibOcOIc9deeBD9L0UqZGDrikQBwp6Ia6PB38jw48p65SPupsWdj6RHJNpzXPi4FwYGIJ6D5RhYy70QlvQbPBOmmu0aG2yt3C52qkGaMTqOWlgpGe5%2BivYu9Qp12mpDsgg2mdHmcKt5MkhPZwWlENGUXf4GA5pTeCAwk1B3umiuFTnRGFo%2BfnOc6jqFwkR%2FP55DBfjr%2FgYOZscbSuCWWiz%2FbZvt3B%2BU%2FBmSCNMIniEwJGTK6e9bVXLDilEFdHI8mIeUUc4I%2BS%2BzgZnM2XrTP4eyZDw9vIwif5zx%2BO%2BjSGCs65mJtGE6U0e%2FIWE7OcITMzqJoucTE6a1e9Kb9MU8lKUoxr7iN9qtvcOI5Ao3P4wAYmsRQhbs4qPswDbGg22cR4nKC06DX8TXLQByy06xP8%2BP8a2pGPpAILwwO%2F7e48aJr5mKwM3U36m5qyAqVVMFSOyBiBUbgA%2B7uqYUjEm0oVVoXHRnbhFige5cPUjeETKM1B%2BzgmnFy4FxPWvXj1NImTGnOFpcvQgaRlTkOiRRDczlBCSNM5Fn3OAM6KVDIq4drxHImSgFo3k3VzAQEEye%2BqOuWev%2Bag4VLt5Ftb%2BEjdbTCD1L7ebonAk3EPFkPqnhy1ClgHQ5EauKhI1RoblMEdwCu7C6i35ZDvzRUdMoBzzuDOXwz%2F0kEamecoq3eOsMZUPJCml4%2BG1DDt0amtBjqyAZc0r0w9fHm3ymuQitN4cjp2yCTv%2F2%2FSHQL8NDoYRm%2Bs0necGYE992YdsEoqa%2FrkaiSn9JmF%2Bwx83IyX2iRcK705g%2BzUW%2BDgIirXoVtR%2BDFduxMft4mDnvtFrMjfMtBzzWNUxXerfu008to5%2Fn0JtLeiEBavS1H4%2FCjJhFKoPMnZAjBXTKFq%2FIT4sHxO3K5DzXXgPqZ9AdxIcmUZ7vDRkdbtRvDvIUgVipKwlY%2FbloEHW%2BA%3D&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIASQTXMPOTEGWNWXDQ%2F20240119%2Fus-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240119T124204Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=f044a2feb21bae22f859c3ef8eb5d626dad52fe04e20db49a644bec762cebc7a]
Failure writing output to destination

$ C:\ProgramData\miniforge3\Scripts\mamba create -n mfix-23.4 mfix==23.4 mfix-doc==23.4 mfix-gui==23.4 mfix-solver==23.4 mfix-src==23.4 -c conda-forge -c https://mfix.netl.doe.gov/s3/561335c7/b5dda8bf9733677ce9fdcc102c5f9261//conda/dist

environment variables:
CIO_TEST=
CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV=base
CONDA_EXE=C:\ProgramData\miniforge3\condabin..\Scripts\conda.exe
CONDA_PREFIX=C:\ProgramData\miniforge3
CONDA_PROMPT_MODIFIER=(base)
CONDA_PYTHON_EXE=C:\ProgramData\miniforge3\python.exe
CONDA_ROOT=C:\ProgramData\miniforge3
CONDA_SHLVL=1
CURL_CA_BUNDLE=
HOMEPATH=\Users\stephen.xxxxxx
LD_PRELOAD=
PATH=C:\ProgramData\miniforge3;C:\ProgramData\miniforge3\Library\mingw-
w64\bin;C:\ProgramData\miniforge3\Library\usr\bin;C:\ProgramData\minif
orge3\Library\bin;C:\ProgramData\miniforge3\Scripts;C:\ProgramData\min
iforge3\bin;C:\ProgramData\miniforge3\condabin;C:\Program
Files\Microsoft MPI\Bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common
Files\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\iCLS
Client;C:\Program Files\Intel\iCLS Client;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDO
WS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0
;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine
Components\DAL;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine
Components\DAL;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine
Components\IPT;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine
Components\IPT;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH;C:\Program Files
(x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\110\Tools\Binn;C:\Program
Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files
(x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\120\DTS\Binn;C:\Program Files (x86)\Print
Conductor;C:\Program Files (x86)\Tahoe Design Software\HYDROFLO\3.0
Academic;H:\3.0 Academic;C:\Program Files (x86)\Tahoe Design
Software\PumpBase\3.0 Academic;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Program
Files\Microsoft SQL Server\150\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\dotnet;C:\U
sers\stephen.xxxxxx\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Program
Files\Elmer 9.0-Release\bin
PSMODULEPATH=C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C:\WINDOWS\system32\Windows
PowerShell\v1.0\Modules;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL
Server\120\Tools\PowerShell\Modules
PTSMINSTALLPATH=c:\Program Files\HP\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\Bin
PYTHONPATH=C:\Program Files\netgen6.1\lib\site-packages;.
REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE=
SSL_CERT_FILE=

 active environment : base
active env location : C:\ProgramData\miniforge3
        shell level : 1
   user config file : C:\Users\stephen.xxxxxx\.condarc

populated config files : C:\ProgramData\miniforge3.condarc
conda version : 23.11.0
conda-build version : not installed
python version : 3.10.13.final.0
solver : libmamba (default)
virtual packages : __archspec=1=x86_64
__conda=23.11.0=0
__win=0=0
base environment : C:\ProgramData\miniforge3 (read only)
conda av data dir : C:\ProgramData\miniforge3\etc\conda
conda av metadata url : None
channel URLs : conda-forge/win-64
conda-forge/noarch
https://mfix.netl.doe.gov/s3/561335c7/b5dda8bf9733677ce9fdcc102c5f9261//conda/dist/win-64
https://mfix.netl.doe.gov/s3/561335c7/b5dda8bf9733677ce9fdcc102c5f9261//conda/dist/noarch
package cache : C:\ProgramData\miniforge3\pkgs
C:\Users\stephen.xxxxxx.conda\pkgs
C:\Users\stephen.xxxxxx\AppData\Local\conda\conda\pkgs
envs directories : C:\Users\stephen.xxxxxx.conda\envs
C:\ProgramData\miniforge3\envs
C:\Users\stephen.xxxxxx\AppData\Local\conda\conda\envs
platform : win-64
user-agent : conda/23.11.0 requests/2.31.0 CPython/3.10.13 Windows/10 Windows/10.0.19045 solver/libmamba conda-libmamba-solver/23.12.0 libmambapy/1.5.5
administrator : False
netrc file : None
offline mode : False

An unexpected error has occurred. Conda has prepared the above report.
If you suspect this error is being caused by a malfunctioning plugin,
consider using the --no-plugins option to turn off plugins.

Example: conda --no-plugins install

Alternatively, you can set the CONDA_NO_PLUGINS environment variable on
the command line to run the command without plugins enabled.

Example: CONDA_NO_PLUGINS=true conda install

“Failure writing output to destination” really looks like a local filesystem issue. Are you sure you have enough disk space, etc?

I get the samer error, just coupled with another error:

Subdir https://mfix.netl.doe.gov/s3/33da11cf/28dfda4b5d7b9638934acd89229627f2//conda/dist/noarch not loaded!

The install process worked fine just a month ago… Not much change locally.

Fair point! I have 319 GB free disk space.

That should be plenty!

It gets more confusing!

I have 2 PCs, a Windows10 (12 GB) and a Windows11 (32GB). Both have older versions of MFIX and anaconda installed, both failed. According to the installation guides there should be a warning:

“WARNING: A conda environment already exists at …
Remove existing environment (y/[n])? y”

No such warning!

In Mamba I also tried to install from my user directory (C:\Users\user.name) and the root (C:), doesn’t make any difference.

I have administrator rights.

Is there a way to wipe the older versions of MFIX, maybe that does the trick?

conda env list
conda env remove -n NAME

I delegated to IT, it took a few hours and trial & error, but finally 23.4 is installed.

Hello, I have the same problem as you, but I haven’t solved it yet. Can you share with me your final solution? Thank you very much

It was trial and error, and what worked for us may not work for you. Sorry
I suspect, but cannot prove it, there was an issue with installation paths at my end.