Cache

Discussion Hub General Discussion
1

I’m a newbie so do I actually need to delete the 2 cache files that a friend said I should?
Thanks in advance.

2

From the patch notes:

[RELEASE] Release Notes (1.13.16.0) World Update III: United Kingdom Now Available! - Community / News and Announcements - Microsoft Flight Simulator Forums

How to prepare for this update:

  1. If you are using the manual cache feature, please make sure to delete it via the in-game menu and create an updated version as we performed some backend technical updates.

So yes, if you’re using manual cache, it would be smart to do that.

For the rolling cache; if you’re getting problems with low quality scenery, it would make sense to reset this as well. Maybe some low quality data got in there and prevents good new data from being loaded.

3

You’ll get a bunch of different answers for this one. Some people swear by the cache, others say it has a negative impact on their performance (opposite of what a cache should do) and hurts photogrammetry quality.

The best is to try it for yourself and see how it affects you.

Note that atm, the manual cache is broken from the last update, and trying to cache an area will cause the sim to CTD.

2 Likes
4

Are you asking about manually deleting files from your hdd/ssd or deleting the caches under the Data tab in the game, or asking if you should do this before/after an update? This thread has gone 2 ways with answers so far.

If I had to guess I’d say your friend is telling you to manually delete files? Don’t delete anything manually in ThisPc unless it’s the phantom 8 gig cache file that apparently gets created in the default install location (if you install in the non-default location).

As far as removing the cache/deleting the cache in the Data tab in-game that’s going to be up to you. As crunch said you’ll get many opinions on it but basically you’ll probably see no great gains either way. I would keep at least 8.

And finally, before/after an update, yes you should delete your caches as those files may have been changed.

5

Thanks for that, as a newbie I don’t fully understand what a cache does, so perhaps in my case I should leave well alone?

6

This topic was automatically closed 30 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.