stoffy:

overwrite_output_dir ( bool , optional, defaults to False ) – If True , overwrite the content of the output directory. Use this to continue training if output_dir points to a checkpoint directory.


This is from the documentation. Isn’t this what I am doing? When should I set this to True? I am sorry for the many questions, it’s just that I am not sure what is the proper order to continue from a checkpoint, as there are many different choices to take into account.
In particular, when I re-define my trainer and training arguments, if my output_dir is the one containing the checkpoint, shouldn’t I set the overwrite to True? Can I even set a completely different output_dir, that does not contain my final checkpoint?