# Scrub Errors Out Due to Missing piece\_cache.bin

**URL:** <https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/scrub-errors-out-due-to-missing-piece-cache-bin/4365>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [July 19, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/scrub-errors-out-due-to-missing-piece-cache-bin/4365 "2024-07-19T18:30:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![vexr](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.autonomys.xyz/vexr/32/3498_2.png) [@vexr](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/u/vexr)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/scrub-errors-out-due-to-missing-piece-cache-bin/4365/1 "2024-07-19T18:30:02Z")

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## Issue Report

Running scub on a farm throws out an error if piece\_cache.bin is not present. This could be expected on farms created or managed with farming cluster.

This should probably be downgraded to a warning instead.

### Environment

- **Advanced CL:** gemini-3h-2024-jul-16

### Problem

```auto
2024-07-19T12:56:14.636039Z INFO {farm_index=0}: subspace_farmer::single_disk_farm: Checked 1880/1889 sectors
2024-07-19T12:56:16.255298Z INFO {farm_index=0}: subspace_farmer::single_disk_farm: Checking cache file path=/mnt/plots/02018/piece_cache.bin
2024-07-19T12:56:16.259954Z ERROR {farm_index=0}: subspace_farmer::commands::scrub: Irrecoverable farm error occurred, your file system might need to be repaired or disk might need to be replaced path=/mnt/plots/02018 error=Cache file does not exist at /mnt/plots/02018/piece_cache.bin

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**Author:** ![nazar-pc](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.autonomys.xyz/nazar-pc/32/6_2.png) [@nazar-pc](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/u/nazar-pc)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/scrub-errors-out-due-to-missing-piece-cache-bin/4365/2 "2024-07-20T15:27:24Z")

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Makes sense, thanks for suggestion!

> <https://github.com/subspace/subspace/pull/2935>
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