Second Life Forums Archive - Attack of the giant cache folder (OS X)

Enabran Templar

Capitalist Pig

Join date: 26 Aug 2004

Posts: 4,506

02-08-2005 15:17

OS X alerted me to the utter lack of storage space on my startup volume. I had 11 MB spare.

After comfirming the disappearance of over a dozen gigabytes, I had a sneaking suspicion of the culprit. Get Info on my cache folder in Library > Application Support > Second Life revealed the directory to contain a whopping 18.1 GB of data. I only gave SL permission to consume 1 GB.

So, do I have to police this thing myself?

Lord Palmerstone

Registered User

Join date: 11 Aug 2004

Posts: 36

02-08-2005 19:22

Hmm, thought this bug was nipped at some point.

The cache seems to pile up when (re)installs happen. Which would happen just about any time you update the application.

Grr.

Please bug report this in-game, so it goes to the QA people directly.

Carnildo Greenacre

Flight Engineer

Join date: 15 Nov 2003

Posts: 1,044

02-08-2005 22:38

This is why I'm pretty much stuck running SL on Linux. My Windows install places the "application settings" folder where the cache goes on the 1.5GB system partition, and SL fills that up on a regular basis, no matter what I've got the cache set to. At least under Linux, I can remap the cache to wherever I want.

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perl -le '$_ = 1; (1 x $_) !~ /^(11+)\1+$/ && print while $_++;'

Merwan Marker

Booring...

Join date: 28 Jan 2004

Posts: 4,706

02-08-2005 22:43

Yeah I manually delete my mac SL cache folder 'bout one every there days...

Takes all of about 5 seconds...

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Don't Worry, Be Happy - Meher Baba

Lord Palmerstone

Registered User

Join date: 11 Aug 2004

Posts: 36

02-09-2005 04:54

Carnildo... I don't quite think your problem is related to Enabran's problem.

AFAIK, the OSX installer used to never remove old cache files. So when you went to log in after a reinstall/update, it'd start a new file. And if you're set to 1000mb, that fills up fast.

However I haven't experienced this on my Mac as of late (just checked App Support) and I don't clear my cache every week (or at all) like Merwan does. But I also don't use the Mac as my primary SL machine.

I'd still say bug report it, it's an anomaly that was reportedly fixed for the Mac version.

As for your problem on Windows, Carnildo, I believe that Strife Onizuka has posted about NT junctions, which are similar to Unix symlinks but for Windows, and you can use that to redirect either your SL cache directory, or your entire Docs and Settings directory.

Elror Gullwing

Registered User

Join date: 6 Sep 2004

Posts: 306

Mac OS Cache

02-09-2005 06:22

Routinely trashing Cache, Temporary Items, Logs and even Application Support folders / files will vastly improve SL performance. The files rebuild at next SL launch It is like a clean install.

An indication of Cache size is how long it takes for SL to launch. The longer it takes SL to start, the larger the Cache is.

pandastrong Fairplay

all bout the BANG POW NOW

Join date: 16 Aug 2004

Posts: 2,920

02-09-2005 06:43

Could somebody please explain how to check the cache thingie and/or clear the cache thingie for OS X?

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"Honestly, you are a gem -- fun, creative, and possessing strong social convictions. I think LL should be paying you to be in their game."

~ Ulrika Zugzwang on the iconography of pandastrong in the media

"That's no good. Someone is going to take your place as SL's cutest boy while you're offline."

~ Ingrid Ingersoll on the topic of LL refusing to pay pandastrong for being in their game.

Enabran Templar

Capitalist Pig

Join date: 26 Aug 2004

Posts: 4,506

02-09-2005 08:09

To check or clear your cache:

Open

[your user's home folder]/Library/Application Support/Second Life/

The folder named "cache" is what you're looking for. Get Info to learn its size. If it's bigger than 1 GB, throw it out.

pandastrong Fairplay

all bout the BANG POW NOW

Join date: 16 Aug 2004

Posts: 2,920

02-09-2005 08:24

From: Enabran Templar

To check or clear your cache:

Open

[your user's home folder]/Library/Application Support/Second Life/

The folder named "cache" is what you're looking for. Get Info to learn its size. If it's bigger than 1 GB, throw it out.

Awesome, thanks!

_____________________

"Honestly, you are a gem -- fun, creative, and possessing strong social convictions. I think LL should be paying you to be in their game."

~ Ulrika Zugzwang on the iconography of pandastrong in the media

"That's no good. Someone is going to take your place as SL's cutest boy while you're offline."

~ Ingrid Ingersoll on the topic of LL refusing to pay pandastrong for being in their game.

Rose Karuna

Lizard Doctor

Join date: 5 Jun 2004

Posts: 3,772

02-09-2005 08:29

From: Merwan Marker

Yeah I manually delete my mac SL cache folder 'bout one every there days...

Takes all of about 5 seconds...

I do the same - I know when it needs deleting when it takes forever to open SL. I just put a short cut cache folder on my desk top, makes it quick and easy.

_____________________

I Do Whatever My Rice Krispies Tell Me To

Carnildo Greenacre

Flight Engineer

Join date: 15 Nov 2003

Posts: 1,044

02-10-2005 23:10

From: Lord Palmerstone

Carnildo... I don't quite think your problem is related to Enabran's problem.

AFAIK, the OSX installer used to never remove old cache files. So when you went to log in after a reinstall/update, it'd start a new file. And if you're set to 1000mb, that fills up fast.

True. With me, the cache grows after each time SL crashes.

From: someone

As for your problem on Windows, Carnildo, I believe that Strife Onizuka has posted about NT junctions, which are similar to Unix symlinks but for Windows, and you can use that to redirect either your SL cache directory, or your entire Docs and Settings directory.

NT junctions/reparse points don't work with FAT32, and NTFS works with neither Win98SE nor Linux.

_____________________

perl -le '$_ = 1; (1 x $_) !~ /^(11+)\1+$/ && print while $_++;'

Enabran Templar

Capitalist Pig

Join date: 26 Aug 2004

Posts: 4,506

02-11-2005 09:38

From: Carnildo Greenacre

True. With me, the cache grows after each time SL crashes.

Ohh. That would explain it. SL crashes with significant frequency, thus exacerbating my cache size problem. Cool, I'll just have to watch it closely, then.

Blueman Steele

Registered User

Join date: 28 Dec 2004

Posts: 1,038

Cache clearing

02-11-2005 11:21

Thanks for the tip!

I know I've been losing disc space..

oooh and I love freshly loaded textures.. not stale ones.. EVEN IF THEY ARE THE SAME!!

FRESH DANG IT FRESH TEXTURES!

Attack of the giant cache folder (OS X)
Enabran Templar Capitalist Pig Join date: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 4,506	02-08-2005 15:17 OS X alerted me to the utter lack of storage space on my startup volume. I had 11 MB spare. After comfirming the disappearance of over a dozen gigabytes, I had a sneaking suspicion of the culprit. Get Info on my cache folder in Library > Application Support > Second Life revealed the directory to contain a whopping 18.1 GB of data. I only gave SL permission to consume 1 GB. So, do I have to police this thing myself?
Lord Palmerstone Registered User Join date: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 36	02-08-2005 19:22 Hmm, thought this bug was nipped at some point. The cache seems to pile up when (re)installs happen. Which would happen just about any time you update the application. Grr. Please bug report this in-game, so it goes to the QA people directly.
Carnildo Greenacre Flight Engineer Join date: 15 Nov 2003 Posts: 1,044	02-08-2005 22:38 This is why I'm pretty much stuck running SL on Linux. My Windows install places the "application settings" folder where the cache goes on the 1.5GB system partition, and SL fills that up on a regular basis, no matter what I've got the cache set to. At least under Linux, I can remap the cache to wherever I want. _____________________ perl -le '$_ = 1; (1 x $_) !~ /^(11+)\1+$/ && print while $_++;'
Merwan Marker Booring... Join date: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 4,706	02-08-2005 22:43 Yeah I manually delete my mac SL cache folder 'bout one every there days... Takes all of about 5 seconds... _____________________ Don't Worry, Be Happy - Meher Baba
Lord Palmerstone Registered User Join date: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 36	02-09-2005 04:54 Carnildo... I don't quite think your problem is related to Enabran's problem. AFAIK, the OSX installer used to never remove old cache files. So when you went to log in after a reinstall/update, it'd start a new file. And if you're set to 1000mb, that fills up fast. However I haven't experienced this on my Mac as of late (just checked App Support) and I don't clear my cache every week (or at all) like Merwan does. But I also don't use the Mac as my primary SL machine. I'd still say bug report it, it's an anomaly that was reportedly fixed for the Mac version. As for your problem on Windows, Carnildo, I believe that Strife Onizuka has posted about NT junctions, which are similar to Unix symlinks but for Windows, and you can use that to redirect either your SL cache directory, or your entire Docs and Settings directory.
Elror Gullwing Registered User Join date: 6 Sep 2004 Posts: 306	Mac OS Cache 02-09-2005 06:22 Routinely trashing Cache, Temporary Items, Logs and even Application Support folders / files will vastly improve SL performance. The files rebuild at next SL launch It is like a clean install. An indication of Cache size is how long it takes for SL to launch. The longer it takes SL to start, the larger the Cache is.
pandastrong Fairplay all bout the BANG POW NOW Join date: 16 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,920	02-09-2005 06:43 Could somebody please explain how to check the cache thingie and/or clear the cache thingie for OS X? _____________________ "Honestly, you are a gem -- fun, creative, and possessing strong social convictions. I think LL should be paying you to be in their game." ~ Ulrika Zugzwang on the iconography of pandastrong in the media "That's no good. Someone is going to take your place as SL's cutest boy while you're offline." ~ Ingrid Ingersoll on the topic of LL refusing to pay pandastrong for being in their game.
Enabran Templar Capitalist Pig Join date: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 4,506	02-09-2005 08:09 To check or clear your cache: Open [your user's home folder]/Library/Application Support/Second Life/ The folder named "cache" is what you're looking for. Get Info to learn its size. If it's bigger than 1 GB, throw it out.
pandastrong Fairplay all bout the BANG POW NOW Join date: 16 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,920	02-09-2005 08:24 From: Enabran Templar To check or clear your cache: Open [your user's home folder]/Library/Application Support/Second Life/ The folder named "cache" is what you're looking for. Get Info to learn its size. If it's bigger than 1 GB, throw it out. Awesome, thanks! _____________________ "Honestly, you are a gem -- fun, creative, and possessing strong social convictions. I think LL should be paying you to be in their game." ~ Ulrika Zugzwang on the iconography of pandastrong in the media "That's no good. Someone is going to take your place as SL's cutest boy while you're offline." ~ Ingrid Ingersoll on the topic of LL refusing to pay pandastrong for being in their game.
Rose Karuna Lizard Doctor Join date: 5 Jun 2004 Posts: 3,772	02-09-2005 08:29 From: Merwan Marker Yeah I manually delete my mac SL cache folder 'bout one every there days... Takes all of about 5 seconds... I do the same - I know when it needs deleting when it takes forever to open SL. I just put a short cut cache folder on my desk top, makes it quick and easy. _____________________ I Do Whatever My Rice Krispies Tell Me To
Carnildo Greenacre Flight Engineer Join date: 15 Nov 2003 Posts: 1,044	02-10-2005 23:10 From: Lord Palmerstone Carnildo... I don't quite think your problem is related to Enabran's problem. AFAIK, the OSX installer used to never remove old cache files. So when you went to log in after a reinstall/update, it'd start a new file. And if you're set to 1000mb, that fills up fast. True. With me, the cache grows after each time SL crashes. From: someone As for your problem on Windows, Carnildo, I believe that Strife Onizuka has posted about NT junctions, which are similar to Unix symlinks but for Windows, and you can use that to redirect either your SL cache directory, or your entire Docs and Settings directory. NT junctions/reparse points don't work with FAT32, and NTFS works with neither Win98SE nor Linux. _____________________ perl -le '$_ = 1; (1 x $_) !~ /^(11+)\1+$/ && print while $_++;'
Enabran Templar Capitalist Pig Join date: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 4,506	02-11-2005 09:38 From: Carnildo Greenacre True. With me, the cache grows after each time SL crashes. Ohh. That would explain it. SL crashes with significant frequency, thus exacerbating my cache size problem. Cool, I'll just have to watch it closely, then.
Blueman Steele Registered User Join date: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 1,038	Cache clearing 02-11-2005 11:21 Thanks for the tip! I know I've been losing disc space.. oooh and I love freshly loaded textures.. not stale ones.. EVEN IF THEY ARE THE SAME!! FRESH DANG IT FRESH TEXTURES!

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