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Miles Beck

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Join date: 20 Mar 2007

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10-15-2007 20:27

Obviously, we could lose inventory items at most any time. I wonder if it's more likely you'll lose things if you crash after clearing your cache.

I cleared my cache today and rebooted. Inventory loaded at a slow speed, but normal for a reboot after inventory cleaning. It loaded completely. I then went shopping in a very laggy parcel and crashed.

When I rebooted, my inventory began loading from item #1 again (as it usually does the first time you boot after a cache-clearing), and it loaded at an excruciatingly slow pace. With about half of it loaded, it paused for a long time. I TPed to a less laggy sim, Brilliant. (TPing during inventory loading is probably a bad idea, but staying in a very laggy sim is, too.) My inventory then continued to load, but when it finished I had lost about 600 items.

I cleared my cache again and booted into Brilliant. My inventory loaded completely, regaining the 600 items.

From now on, I'm gonna play it safe to avoid crashing immediately after clearing the cache. Whenever I my clear it, I'll then boot into a low-lag sim, wait for my inventory to load, and then reboot.

Gaybot Blessed

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Join date: 3 Oct 2007

Posts: 306

10-15-2007 20:32

You can type in single letters like A,E,I,O,U...one at a time... in the search bar of the inventory to make it load faster. It is a good idea to do this in a low lag area. I heard a Linden say (I believe in the Knowledge Base) that the total inventory count is often not accurate. The Linden went on to say this number is the basis for the claims that they are missing things from their inventory. While this is probably not entirely true (some things really do go missing or break in there), it is an interesting point.

Miles Beck

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Join date: 20 Mar 2007

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10-15-2007 20:43

Yep, I typed and deleted letters every now and then. When the loading paused, that often got it going again.

FD Spark

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Join date: 30 Oct 2006

Posts: 4,697

10-15-2007 21:25

Clearing my cache I use to do regularly but it seems to cause more problems so now I am only going to do it if I must.
I discovered typing a letter really doesn't always help at least for me.
Sometimes it takes hours for things to appear. Example I made new textures file name regardless of how many times I searched for it vanished but it exist I got it on other prims,etc.
No clue why but friend convinced me to not clear cache every day like I have been because it just makes things worse.
And she was right.

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Alazarin Mondrian

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Join date: 4 Apr 2005

Posts: 1,549

10-16-2007 01:38

The folder with all my vendors and sales-related stuff & backups poofed from my inventory last night. I doubt if any of that stuff will ever re-appear. Luckily I was able to plunder vendors in my store to recover most of my missing inventory.

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Chris Norse

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Join date: 1 Oct 2006

Posts: 5,735

10-16-2007 05:58

What kind of problems is cache clearing causing you FD? Every time my GF clears her cache, she has to totally reinstall SL.

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Miles Beck

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10-16-2007 08:35

From: Chris Norse

Every time my GF clears her cache, she has to totally reinstall SL.

Chris, has she logged in on a different computer before clearing her cache? It would be interesting to know if she experiences the same problem on multiple machines.

On a possibly-related note: One recurring problem I have is that I crash almost every time I empty the trash. Anyone else experience that?

3Ring Binder

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Join date: 8 Mar 2007

Posts: 15,028

10-16-2007 09:09

From: Miles Beck

Obviously, we could lose inventory items at most any time. I wonder if it's more likely you'll lose things if you crash after clearing your cache.

I cleared my cache today and rebooted. Inventory loaded at a slow speed, but normal for a reboot after inventory cleaning. It loaded completely. I then went shopping in a very laggy parcel and crashed.

When I rebooted, my inventory began loading from item #1 again (as it usually does the first time you boot after a cache-clearing), and it loaded at an excruciatingly slow pace. With about half of it loaded, it paused for a long time. I TPed to a less laggy sim, Brilliant. (TPing during inventory loading is probably a bad idea, but staying in a very laggy sim is, too.) My inventory then continued to load, but when it finished I had lost about 600 items.

I cleared my cache again and booted into Brilliant. My inventory loaded completely, regaining the 600 items.

From now on, I'm gonna play it safe to avoid crashing immediately after clearing the cache. Whenever I my clear it, I'll then boot into a low-lag sim, wait for my inventory to load, and then reboot.

ah, this is the technique i will use to lower my inventory. thanks for the tip to the 'easy route'

j/k

that totally SUCKS!

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Gaybot Blessed

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Join date: 3 Oct 2007

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10-16-2007 11:33

From: Miles Beck

One recurring problem I have is that I crash almost every time I empty the trash. Anyone else experience that?

I used to crash when I played SL with unsupported hardware (emptying trash can was an example). It rarely does it now that I have an updated system. You may want to try deleting everything in the trash folder more often, so there is not as much stuff in there to delete at once.

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Miles Beck MilesBeck.com Join date: 20 Mar 2007 Posts: 537	10-15-2007 20:27 Obviously, we could lose inventory items at most any time. I wonder if it's more likely you'll lose things if you crash after clearing your cache. I cleared my cache today and rebooted. Inventory loaded at a slow speed, but normal for a reboot after inventory cleaning. It loaded completely. I then went shopping in a very laggy parcel and crashed. When I rebooted, my inventory began loading from item #1 again (as it usually does the first time you boot after a cache-clearing), and it loaded at an excruciatingly slow pace. With about half of it loaded, it paused for a long time. I TPed to a less laggy sim, Brilliant. (TPing during inventory loading is probably a bad idea, but staying in a very laggy sim is, too.) My inventory then continued to load, but when it finished I had lost about 600 items. I cleared my cache again and booted into Brilliant. My inventory loaded completely, regaining the 600 items. From now on, I'm gonna play it safe to avoid crashing immediately after clearing the cache. Whenever I my clear it, I'll then boot into a low-lag sim, wait for my inventory to load, and then reboot.
Gaybot Blessed Heavenly Input Collector Join date: 3 Oct 2007 Posts: 306	10-15-2007 20:32 You can type in single letters like A,E,I,O,U...one at a time... in the search bar of the inventory to make it load faster. It is a good idea to do this in a low lag area. I heard a Linden say (I believe in the Knowledge Base) that the total inventory count is often not accurate. The Linden went on to say this number is the basis for the claims that they are missing things from their inventory. While this is probably not entirely true (some things really do go missing or break in there), it is an interesting point.
Miles Beck MilesBeck.com Join date: 20 Mar 2007 Posts: 537	10-15-2007 20:43 Yep, I typed and deleted letters every now and then. When the loading paused, that often got it going again.
FD Spark Prim & Texture Doodler Join date: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 4,697	10-15-2007 21:25 Clearing my cache I use to do regularly but it seems to cause more problems so now I am only going to do it if I must. I discovered typing a letter really doesn't always help at least for me. Sometimes it takes hours for things to appear. Example I made new textures file name regardless of how many times I searched for it vanished but it exist I got it on other prims,etc. No clue why but friend convinced me to not clear cache every day like I have been because it just makes things worse. And she was right. _____________________ Look for my alt Dagon Xanith on Youtube.com Newest video is Loneliness by Duo Zikr DX's Alts & SL Art Death of Avatar
Alazarin Mondrian Teh Trippy Hippie Dragon Join date: 4 Apr 2005 Posts: 1,549	10-16-2007 01:38 The folder with all my vendors and sales-related stuff & backups poofed from my inventory last night. I doubt if any of that stuff will ever re-appear. Luckily I was able to plunder vendors in my store to recover most of my missing inventory. _____________________ My stuff on Meta-Life: http://tinyurl.com/ykq7nzt http://www.myspace.com/alazarinmobius http://slurl.com/secondlife/Crescent/72/98/116
Chris Norse Loud Arrogant Redneck Join date: 1 Oct 2006 Posts: 5,735	10-16-2007 05:58 What kind of problems is cache clearing causing you FD? Every time my GF clears her cache, she has to totally reinstall SL. _____________________ I'm going to pick a fight William Wallace, Braveheart “Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind” Douglas MacArthur FULL
Miles Beck MilesBeck.com Join date: 20 Mar 2007 Posts: 537	10-16-2007 08:35 From: Chris Norse Every time my GF clears her cache, she has to totally reinstall SL. Chris, has she logged in on a different computer before clearing her cache? It would be interesting to know if she experiences the same problem on multiple machines. On a possibly-related note: One recurring problem I have is that I crash almost every time I empty the trash. Anyone else experience that?
3Ring Binder always smile Join date: 8 Mar 2007 Posts: 15,028	10-16-2007 09:09 From: Miles Beck Obviously, we could lose inventory items at most any time. I wonder if it's more likely you'll lose things if you crash after clearing your cache. I cleared my cache today and rebooted. Inventory loaded at a slow speed, but normal for a reboot after inventory cleaning. It loaded completely. I then went shopping in a very laggy parcel and crashed. When I rebooted, my inventory began loading from item #1 again (as it usually does the first time you boot after a cache-clearing), and it loaded at an excruciatingly slow pace. With about half of it loaded, it paused for a long time. I TPed to a less laggy sim, Brilliant. (TPing during inventory loading is probably a bad idea, but staying in a very laggy sim is, too.) My inventory then continued to load, but when it finished I had lost about 600 items. I cleared my cache again and booted into Brilliant. My inventory loaded completely, regaining the 600 items. From now on, I'm gonna play it safe to avoid crashing immediately after clearing the cache. Whenever I my clear it, I'll then boot into a low-lag sim, wait for my inventory to load, and then reboot. ah, this is the technique i will use to lower my inventory. thanks for the tip to the 'easy route' j/k that totally SUCKS! _____________________ it was fun while it lasted. http://2lf.informe.com/
Gaybot Blessed Heavenly Input Collector Join date: 3 Oct 2007 Posts: 306	10-16-2007 11:33 From: Miles Beck One recurring problem I have is that I crash almost every time I empty the trash. Anyone else experience that? I used to crash when I played SL with unsupported hardware (emptying trash can was an example). It rarely does it now that I have an updated system. You may want to try deleting everything in the trash folder more often, so there is not as much stuff in there to delete at once.