# Cylc 8 -- continue run

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**Created:** [29 July 2025 16:45 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/cylc-8-continue-run/1760 "2025-07-29T16:45:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![SimonTett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@SimonTett](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/u/SimonTett)\
**Post date:** [29 July 2025 16:45 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/cylc-8-continue-run/1760/1 "2025-07-29T16:45:57Z")

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I have a job that mostly does what I want it to do. It is currently setup to run for three months so I can test it and is a VN13.8 configuration using cylc 8. Once I am happy with the job I want to run it for 30ish simulated years. I imagine I do that by changing the run\_target. But if I do cylc vip it will start a new run in a new run directory. So, how do I just make it pick up from where it was and keep going?

ta

Simon

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**Author:** ![RosalynHatcher](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/rosalynhatcher/32/11_2.png) [@RosalynHatcher](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/u/RosalynHatcher)\
**Post date:** [30 July 2025 07:39 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/cylc-8-continue-run/1760/2 "2025-07-30T07:39:31Z")

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Hi Simon,

See here: [UKESM1.1 AMIP run -- u-dp730 - #32 by RosalynHatcher](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/ukesm1-1-amip-run-u-dp730/1741/32)

Cheers,Ros.

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**Post date:** [31 July 2025 07:40 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/cylc-8-continue-run/1760/3 "2025-07-31T07:40:23Z")

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**Author:** ![RosalynHatcher](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/rosalynhatcher/32/11_2.png) [@RosalynHatcher](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/u/RosalynHatcher)\
**Post date:** [31 July 2025 12:44 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/cylc-8-continue-run/1760/4 "2025-07-31T12:44:15Z")

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