How do I fix the mis match size between vector in the file and input vector?

Error: Unable to read vector from file.
*** Reason: Size mis-match between vector in file and input vector.

from __future__ import print_function
from fenics import *

E = 0.14        # Evaporation
T = 5.0         # final  time
num_steps = 500 # number of time steps
dt = T / num_steps # time step size
M1 = 0.53       # Change in moisture stratification
D = 75000       # Moisture diffusion coefficient
alpha_c = 0.25  # Moisture adjustment time scale
q_s =  75       # Column saturation moisture content
a=0.0
q_c = 60        # Moisture threshold for strong precipitation
alpha = 0.5     #Moisture adjustment time scale
M_s0 = 31400    # Reference value of gross dry stability
Gamma = 4860    # Change in M_s per unit change in u_2
L=1
P_c=0
Q_c=0
F_c=0
F_s=0
M2 = -0.98      # Change in condenstae stratification 


# Create mesh and define function space
nx = ny = 256
mesh = RectangleMesh( Point(0, 0), Point(5120, 6400), nx, ny)

# Define function space for velocity
W = VectorFunctionSpace(mesh, 'P', 2)

#Define function space for system of equations

P1 = FiniteElement('P', triangle, 1)
element = MixedElement( [P1, P1] )
V = FunctionSpace ( mesh, element)

# Define test functions
v_1, v_2= TestFunctions(V)

# Define functions for velocity and PDE
w = Function(W)
u = Function(V)
u_n = Function(V)

# Split system functions to access components
u_1, u_2 = split(u)
u_n1, u_n2 = split(u_n)

#Define source terms
f_1 = Constant (0.14)
f_2 = Constant (0.0)

# Define expressions used in variational forms
k = Constant(dt)
M1 = Constant(M1)
D = Constant(D)
alpha_c = Constant(alpha_c)
q_s = Constant(q_s)
q_c = Constant(q_c)
M_s0 = Constant(M_s0)
Gamma = Constant(Gamma)
M2 = Constant(M2)

# Define re-evaporation function
def Re(u_1, u_2):
    return ((alpha_c/2)*u_2* (1-(u_1/q_s)))
#Define Latent heat source
def P(u_1):
    return ( alpha*(u_1-q_c))
#Define vapor to condensate conversion function
def Q(u_1):
    return(2*alpha* (u_1-q_s))
#Define function
def K(u_1, u_2):
    return( (L*(P(u_1)-P_c)+L*(Q(u_1)-Q_c)+(F_s-F_c))/M_s(u_2))

def M_s(u_2):
    return( M_s0 + Gamma * u_2)

#Define function of large scale precipitation
def P_(u_1, u_2):
    return ( (alpha_c/2)*u_2* (u_1/q_s))
    



# Define Heaviside function H
def H(x):
    if ( x>0):
        return(1)
    else :
        return (0)
    

# Define variational problem
F = ((u_1 -u_n1) / k)*v_1*dx - M1* dot(w, grad(u_1))*v_1*dx \
    + D* dot(grad(u_1), grad(v_1))*dx - Re(u_1, u_2)*v_1*dx \
    + P(u_1)*v_1*dx + Q(u_1)*v_1*dx - M1*K(u_1, u_2)*u_1*v_1*dx \
    + ((u_2 -u_n2) / k)*v_2*dx - M2* dot(w, grad(u_2))*v_2*dx \
    + D* dot(grad(u_2), grad(v_2))*dx - Q(u_1)*v_1*dx \
    + P_(u_1, u_2)*v_2*dx - M2*K(u_1, u_2)*u_2*v_2*dx \
    - f_1*v_1*dx - f_2*v_2*dx

# Create time series for reading velocity data
timeseries_w = TimeSeries( 'navier_stokes_cylinder/velocity_series')
#timeseries_w = TimeSeries('navier_stokes_cylinder/velocity_series')

#Create VTK files for visualization output

vtkfile_u_1 = File( 'reaction_system/u_1.pvd')
vtkfile_u_2 = File( 'reaction_system/u_2.pvd')

# Create progress bar
progress = Progress('Time-stepping')

# Time-stepping
t = 0

for n in range(num_steps):
    t += dt
    timeseries_w.retrieve(w.vector(), t)
    solve(F == 0, u)
    _u_1, _u_2 = u.split()
    vtkfile_u_1 << (_u_1, t)
    vtkfile_u_2 << (_u_2, t)

    u_n.assign(u)
    steps = 500
    p = Progress("Looping", steps)
    for i in range(steps):
        set_log_level(LogLevel.PROGRESS)
        p+=1
        set_log_level(LogLevel.ERROR)

    #progress.update(t / T)

#interactive()

    
    
# Plot solution
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
plot(mesh)
plot(_u_1)
plot(_u_2)
plt.show()

Could you please try to reduce this to a minimal code example? Currently there is a lot going on in this code, and as far as I can tell, the issue you are having is with read/write of TimeSeries. You should therefore be able to remove all code that has to do with solving a PDE, and still obtain the error.

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https://fenicsproject.org/pub/tutorial/html/._ftut1010.html

I try to solve the similar system of equation, but I have 2 equation instead of 3.
I obtain the time series file from Navier-Stokes-Equation Solving PDEs in Python - <br> The FEniCS Tutorial Volume I

The following error occurred :

timeseries_w.retrieve(w.vector(), t)

RuntimeError:

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*** Error: Unable to read vector from file.

*** Reason: Size mis-match between vector in file and input vector.

*** Where: This error was encountered inside HDF5File.cpp.

*** Process: 0

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*** DOLFIN version: 2019.1.0

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I am beginner to learn fenics, and not sure how to resolve this issue.

hello, did you manage to solve the problem? Iā€™m having the same problem