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:::tip[Troubleshooting]
If you get an error message stating that the device is out of space, but you still have space in your personal directory, it could be that `/tmp` on the remote host does not have enough space for the install.

You can have the VSCode installer use a temporary directory of your choosing (`/scratch/NetID/.vscode-tmp`) instead of `/tmp` by adding the following line to the block for the Torch login node in your `.ssh/config` file:
You can have the VSCode installer use a temporary directory of your choosing instead of `/tmp` by adding the environment variable TMPDIR.

Please add the following line to `~/.bash_profile` on Torch:
```
export TMPDIR="${TMPDIR:-${SLURM_TMPDIR:-/scratch/${USER}/TMPDIR}}"
```

Please also create the directory:
```
SetEnv TMPDIR=/scratch/NetID/.vscode-tmp
mkdir -p /scratch/${USER}/TMPDIR
```
You'll need to replace `NetID` above with your NetID
Please make sure the directory exists and is accessible before running your jobs.
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