Hi allI've just noticed in the "Documents and Settings" folder on C: that contains a Fs9 directory, I've noticed that FS9 has started to Cache scenery into the "Scenerycache" folder there, and i'm trying to prevent one of my sceneries i.e. Terramesh 2002 from caching there, because the space remaining on C: is limited.How do I tell my FS2004 to stop caching this scenery?Here's what i've got in my scenery cfg file:[Area.039]Title=TerraMesh 2002Active=TRUELayer=39Local=Remote=D:FS2004LAGOTerraMeshRequired=FALSECheershttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/36133.jpg

Dont know but you could always move your my documents to a drive with space.Speed

You will have to change the path in the Windows registry also. Programmtically, you can call a function to ask the OS where the user's My Documents folder resides. Simply moving the folder doesn't tell the OS anything.I'll try to find the reg key that controls this...http://saltydogfly2.avsim.net/images/avsim_sig.jpg"Snakes - Nature's quitters" - Homer Simpson

Here is the Microsoft KB article...http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;310147http://saltydogfly2.avsim.net/images/avsim_sig.jpg"Snakes - Nature's quitters" - Homer Simpson

Is the Terramesh scenery getting loaded from a CD? If not, the problem is it was installed with the "Cache this scenery" option. You do not want to do this if the scenery is loaded on your hard drive....as all caching is meant to do is store oft used scenery files from the (slower) CD to the (faster) HD.How do I know the scenery was installed with the "Cache this scenery" option? The clue is the "Remote=" line. Entry on that line indicate MSFS will move the scenery to the cache folder before reading it. If "D" represents a hard drive partition, simply edit the entry to read:Title=TerraMesh 2002Active=TRUELayer=39Local=D:FS2004LAGOTerraMeshRemote=Required=FALSEAfterwards, you can safely delete the files from the cache folder. Performance will be faster as well...Regards,John

Hi John,I've had Terramesh 2002 installed within Fs2002, and both FS2004 and Fs2002 are still on my system.Using the Lago's new installation program for this Terramesh 2002, it directs Fs2004 to the Terramesh folder within Fs2002.btw, I've got the Terramesh 2002 CD, but with all the scenery installed on the HD.I believe I was "caching" this scenery in FS2002, so I guess that's why you see the "Remote" line.Cheers for the tip John, I'll give it ago.http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/36133.jpg

Hi Will,I think John got his assumption wrong for FS9, but correct for FS2k2.From what I've read FS9 caches scenery to allow faster load times and somewhere, either here or in the FS documentation, it states soemthing to the effect of "do not tick the 'clear cache on exit' box" as FS will have to rebuild the scenery database again.My reading of this is that scenery cache is used differenetly in FS9 than in FS2k2. In FS2k2 scenery was cached if it was not installed on the HD, as John correctly says. In FS9 it looks as if the scenery is held in cache whether it is installed on HD or not to allow faster load times.Of course I may be completely wrong in this and scenery may be cached to memory. TBH I haven't looked at the cache directory when FS is running to see if it fills up.Bottom line, provide more room for the cache folder.Rgds

I've always believed the purpose of "Cached" scenery is to allow such scenery to load faster, by what ever means...I'm beginning to realise, if I wish to have cached scenery then I've got to create loads of space on my 5GB C:. Sadly the only option for me is the format.In relation to my original problem, John your tip worked, FS9 has stopped caching the scenery :)Cheershttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/36133.jpg

I'm glad the problem is resolved, but don't be sad that you don't have the space to cache the scenery. It is a misconception that caching scenery already on the hard drive will make MSFS faster. It won't.In a full install, when MSFS goes looking for scenery, it loads it from the hard drive. When you cache scenery, whether it's stored on CD or the HD, you are telling MSFS in essence that you have a partial install, and you are thus instructing MSFS to do two tasks--first look for the scenery. Then, if there's space, store it in the HD cache and load it from there. You are asking MSFS to work twice as hard for the same scenery. This isn't an issue if the scenery is on a CD and you have room to cache it--even with this overhead, access will still be faster due to the HD being faster. You WANT to cache CD scenery. But if it's already on the hard drive? Nope. People (and there are some who will defend this false assumption to death) sometimes believe that the cache is set aside in memory somehow. This comes from confusing a system function (vcache) with an MSFS function (the remote scenery cache).Once upon a time, Microsoft had an article on this--but things tend to take on a life of their own over the years. Anyway, rest assured that this problem will in the end offer you better performance, as long as you continue to fully install scenery on your hard drive.One final catch--if your hard drive is heavily fragmented, there's the odd chance that the cache would be less fragmented, and scenery stored there more quickly read. A full defrag would solve the problem...Regards,John

Saw your post Vulcan, and no--FS9 does work the same way in regards to caching scenery. I can't recall your being on the beta, but I was--and that's the way it works. My FS9 cache folder is always empty. Why? Because none of my scenery lines are loaded via the "Remote=" flag. It is that flag, in FS2000, FS2002 AND FS9, that determines if the cache folder will be used. The only time you want to do this, is if you've no room for scenery and choose to load it from CD, such as in a partial install or in the case of a very large third party scenery.Regards,John

Hi John,>Saw your post Vulcan, and no--FS9 does work the same way in regards to caching scenery. I can't recall your being on the beta, but I was...