How do you delete or disable the Manual Cache and free up the space on the drive? Please let me know. I want to remove it but there is no option to do so.....

Not sure, I'm not at my computer right now. But you may want to try selecting all your regions and deleting them 1st? If not, you may have to manually delete the cache file and reload the sim. See if that works. If not, then MS/Asobo need to add a delete button.

2 minutes ago, captain420 said:

Not sure, I'm not at my computer right now. But you may want to try selecting all your regions and deleting them 1st? If not, you may have to manually delete the cache file and reload the sim. See if that works. If not, then MS/Asobo need to add a delete button.

That's what I am thinking... either a bug or I am missing it. I can go into Windows and manually delete the .ccc file but I hope that does not cause the sim to crash the next time I start it. A file that size does not go to the Recycle Bin, so unless I copy that huge file to somewhere else as a backup first, it wont be recoverable if the Sim chooses to go belly up.

1 hour ago, captain420 said:

I really think it comes down to VRAM, especially for those who fly in 4K. I don't think the problem is apparent in 1440p and under. The 30xx ampere cards with 24GB can't come soon enough. We 4k simmers will definitely need a card with as much VRAM as possible.

Well I have 11 GB and it's not using all of it

5 minutes ago, suchw said:

Well I have 11 GB and it's not using all of it

What resolution do you fly at? and are your settings mostly set to high-ultra? Are you flying in an area with high density and a lot of photogrammetry such as Manhattan?

Edited August 20, 20205 yr by captain420

47 minutes ago, RaptyrOne said:

That's what I am thinking... either a bug or I am missing it. I can go into Windows and manually delete the .ccc file but I hope that does not cause the sim to crash the next time I start it.

The way I deleted the manual cache was to first set its size to 0 in the menu and then manually delete the manual cache file itself. I had no issues after taking those steps...your mileage may vary. 

 

It is my understanding at this point in time that the rolling cache is "broken". The manual cache however works for areas that have photogrammetry scenery. Be aware that caching at the high setting produces large files. Here's a link to the list as of August 2020 of all the photorealistic cities in MSFS 2020. https://www.fanbyte.com/guides/a-complete-list-of-all-photorealistic-cities-in-microsoft-flight-simulator-2020/  Watch the video for an example of the difference between low medium and high setting.I cached several airports and surrounding areas on high setting in Seattle and the results were great.Bit of a FPS hit. Hopefully they will get the rolling cache fixed sometime soon.

The areas you cache are listed in the UI under "manual cache" and can be deleted individually (tick the box) or use select all to remove all cached areas.

Asobo, if you are listening please make the cached files listed renameable.

 

I suspect that Asobo doesn't even know what manual and rolling cache do, there is no detail explanation of purpose, someone was smoking something when the idea came to light.

Edited January 6, 20215 yr by CarlosF

I have a rolling cache and a manual cache covering the area around my hone airport.  Just checked and found that "manual cache" is greyed out in MSFS.  No idea how that happened.