How Often?

[mikeymike 360]

Hey guys,

I have rolling cache enabled at 100gb

as my internet in my area is getting updated but at 50mbps atm which is word not allowed.

Do I need to delete it delete it every  so often?

for performance. Or leave it be ?

As I mainly fly on the east coast of Australia Sydney, Brisbane ,Melbourne , Canberra etc etc 

thanks 

mike

 

[DAD 2,650]

the idea of a cache is not to delete it for performance. only reason some (I never used the cache) recommend to delete the cache only after an update to the MSFS title through MS Store, Steam or MSFS launcher

[mikeymike 360]

34 minutes ago, DAD said:

the idea of a cache is not to delete it for performance. only reason some (I never used the cache) recommend to delete the cache only after an update to the MSFS title through MS Store, Steam or MSFS launcher

Thank you!

mike 

[Redge 241]

I have only once deleted my rolling cache since the game launched. I started experiencing severe stutters in specific regions (pausing for half a second every 3-4 seconds). After a reboot didn't help, and seeing that there were no issues in other regions, I cleared the rolling cache. Immediately, and without restarting the sim, those stutters stopped and never came back.

Unless you have problems like above, I'd leave it as-is. I assume that if the imagery etc from the server gets updated, the locally stored/cached version will update itself anyway.

[jimcarrel 688]

I've never used the cache, My download speed tested is 100mb/sec (in reality  - 13mb/sec).

[Fielder 3,673]

Yeah eight to one ratio , 100, 13.... bits vs. bytes

With that much speed no cache is desirable nor needed in MSFS on a PC, in my opinion.

[Fielder 3,673]

On an Xbox, cache is optionally set aside when installing MSFS, rather than using the settings inside MSFS. Maybe it's needed on an Xbox.

On a PC, with say 30 mbps speed or higher, I think cache only hinders, and causes issues. Best left off in settings, in my experience. 

[Glenn Fitzpatrick 3,798]

8 hours ago, jimcarrel said:

I've never used the cache, My download speed tested is 100mb/sec (in reality  - 13mb/sec).

8x less is a big difference.

Are you sure the second figure is not MB/s ? 

8.0 Mb/s = 1.0 MB/s

Hence:

100 Mb/s = 12.5 MB/s

 

(also, just to be clear milli-bits per second or "mb/s" is not a thing either, as it would take a fortnight to transfer one bit of information at that speed)

Edited May 22, 2023 by Glenn Fitzpatrick

[edpatino 1,964]

8 hours ago, jimcarrel said:

I've never used the cache, My download speed tested is 100mb/sec (in reality  - 13mb/sec).

A common confusion with the internet speed units

[jimcarrel 688]

Well, whatever which way with bits or bytes, I've never used the cache, but, I do have pre-cache set on ultra. Now there is another discussion.