xlights Cache Question

[Baron]

Hello friends... I have a question about xlights cache... there are a lot of LARGE files that xlights produce. Is there a way that I can clean up these files? These are killing my computer storage. Any help to clean up my xlight files...

 

[merryoncherry]

Look under preferences, sequence tab for the render cache setting.
Look under tools->purge render cache to clean it out.

For more, see the manual.

Preferences | xLights Manual

manual.xlights.org

 

[Baron]

Awesome thx for your help. I tried that but there are over 47 gigs of cache files left. Can I just delete them manually?

 

[merryoncherry]

I would.

 

[allknowing2012]

Purge via xlights or SHIFT-delete in windows .. does the same thing.

 

[merryoncherry]

Mac?

 

[Baron]

Yeah Mac sorry should have said that. Do I need these files? Or what value do they bring?

 

[merryoncherry]

We say delete them, it might render a little slower next time (or maybe not, also). Just trying to remember how you force delete rather than recycle on a Mac, so you get the space back sooner rather than later... on Windoze it's "SHIFT-delete" like @allknowing2012 said.

 

[Indigogyre]

Just delete it all. Your first render of a sequence will start replacing whatever is in the cache that you need. That's where all the junk comes from.

Or at least that's what I remember hearing once before somewhere.

Dean

 

[Skymaster]

Just trying to remember how you force delete rather than recycle on a Mac

Option-Command-Delete will bypass Trash and remove the file.
Or, use rm on a shell.

Or, just empty trash immediately after deleting. Trashcan / Recycle bin is not storage, it's a safety net in case you press the delete key on the wrong file - it should be deleted immediately if you know you want to delete it.