diff --git a/modules/deeplearning/amv_raob.py b/modules/deeplearning/amv_raob.py
index 634f258bdb7c20e7a21f52a4fa360c4b87f5291a..6317bdcb2d666cd4dd5ac9d4e49832cef4ecd87d 100644
--- a/modules/deeplearning/amv_raob.py
+++ b/modules/deeplearning/amv_raob.py
@@ -27,12 +27,15 @@ gfs_date_format = '%y%m%d'
 
 h4_to_h5_path = home_dir + '/h4toh5convert'
 
-data_dir = '/home/rink/data'
+data_dir = '/scratch/long/rink'
 converted_file_dir = data_dir + '/gfs_h5'
 CACHE_GFS = True
 
 goes_cache_dir = data_dir + '/goes16'
 CACHE_GOES = True
+COPY_GOES = True
+if not COPY_GOES:
+    CACHE_GOES = False
 
 fmt = '%Y%j%H'
 
@@ -737,10 +740,11 @@ def get_images(lons, lats, timestamp, channel_list, half_width, step, do_norm=Fa
             return None, None, None, None
 
         # copy from archive to local drive
-        local_path = goes_cache_dir + '/' + os.path.split(fC)[1]
-        if not os.path.exists(local_path):
-            subprocess.call(['cp', fC, goes_cache_dir])
-            subprocess.call(['chmod', 'u+w', local_path])
+        if COPY_GOES:
+            local_path = goes_cache_dir + '/' + os.path.split(fC)[1]
+            if not os.path.exists(local_path):
+                subprocess.call(['cp', fC, goes_cache_dir])
+                subprocess.call(['chmod', 'u+w', local_path])
 
         # Navigation, convert to BT/REFL
         try:
@@ -757,10 +761,11 @@ def get_images(lons, lats, timestamp, channel_list, half_width, step, do_norm=Fa
 
         if TRIPLET or CONV3D:
             # copy from archive to local drive
-            local_path_l = goes_cache_dir + '/' + os.path.split(fL)[1]
-            if not os.path.exists(local_path_l):
-                subprocess.call(['cp', fL, goes_cache_dir])
-                subprocess.call(['chmod', 'u+w', local_path_l])
+            if COPY_GOES:
+                local_path_l = goes_cache_dir + '/' + os.path.split(fL)[1]
+                if not os.path.exists(local_path_l):
+                    subprocess.call(['cp', fL, goes_cache_dir])
+                    subprocess.call(['chmod', 'u+w', local_path_l])
 
             # Navigation, convert to BT/REFL
             try:
@@ -775,9 +780,10 @@ def get_images(lons, lats, timestamp, channel_list, half_width, step, do_norm=Fa
                 bt_or_refl_l = pug_l1b_l.refl
 
             # copy from archive to local drive
-            local_path_r = goes_cache_dir + '/' + os.path.split(fR)[1]
-            if not os.path.exists(local_path_r):
-                subprocess.call(['cp', fR, goes_cache_dir])
+            if COPY_GOES:
+                local_path_r = goes_cache_dir + '/' + os.path.split(fR)[1]
+                if not os.path.exists(local_path_r):
+                    subprocess.call(['cp', fR, goes_cache_dir])
                 subprocess.call(['chmod', 'u+w', local_path_r])
 
             # Navigation, convert to BT/REFL