Dakota Reference Manual: restart_file

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restart_file

Deactivate writing to the restart file

## Specification

Alias: none

Argument(s): none

## Description

Eliminate the output of each new function evaluation to the binary restart file. This can increase speed and reduce disk storage requirements, but at the expense of a loss in the ability to recover and continue a run that terminates prematurely (e.g., due to a system crash or network problem).

Usage Tips

- This option is not recommended when function evaluations are costly or prone to failure.

- Using the `deactivate` `restart_file` specification will result in a zero length restart file with the default name `dakota.rst`.