How often do you clean your Nvidia caches (if ever)?

[Bernard Ducret 790]

I have been experiencing a number of vanished destination airports lately and, on two occasions (last week and today), I instantly resolved the problem after cleaning the two Nvidia caches, the DirectX cache on my C drive and (today) setting my Nvidia shader cache on OFF in MSFS Nvidia inspector (I am not using NI for any other settings).

I have no cache in MSFS because I never fly twice in the same region before long periods of time. I have been trying three different AI traffic settings (100%, 50%, 0%) with no result. Each flight would be with the same plane, at the same time and the same flight plan. This morning short flight was between VTBS and VTSP with the A310. Three failed attempts, i.e. each time I would have no VTSP destination add-on, only a blurry set of textures.

Only after doing the above did I get my destination add-on with 100% AIG traffic.

Is this a mere coincidence or a logical solution to this problem that is affecting quite a number of simmers? (see my specs below). If it is indeed a solution, do we really need to clear those caches that often?Thank you for any feedback.

Edited May 25, 2023 by Bernard Ducret

[pmplayer 9,433]

I do this more ore less about all 2 weeks.

Not an never i use rolling cache !

cheers 😉

Edited May 25, 2023 by pmplayer

[Alvega 2,124]

I cleaned the DirextX cache perhaps twice since MSFS was released and never cleaned the Nvidia shader cache. I don't use the rolling cache. Never had any problems with blurry textures or airport addons not showing.

Edited May 25, 2023 by Alvega

[GEKtheReaper 364]

Never cleared any of the chache (wouldn't even know how to do it).

[MDFlier 2,031]

I have a Powershell script set up in a shortcut on my desktop that deletes them, the sceneryindexes, and my old flight plans. I pretty much run it every time I fly just before I start MSFS.

[V1ROTA7E 718]

1 hour ago, MDFlier said:

I have a Powershell script set up in a shortcut on my desktop that deletes them, the sceneryindexes, and my old flight plans. I pretty much run it every time I fly just before I start MSFS.

Not privy on creating commands, but a simple how to or copy paste would be much appreciated. Only for the shader cache and DX cache though. 

[Mets737 198]

Does deleting the NIVIDA shader cache remove your in game filters?

[B777ER 2,484]

How do you even clean the NVIDIA cache?

[Fiorentoni 4,211]

Never.

[jimcarrel 688]

 never

[Stearmandriver 2,266]

Could someone please specify the location of the cache files you're clearing?  I'm having an ongoing severe performance problem with only one add on airport that works well for other people, I'm done to looking for edge-case solutions lol.  Thanks...

[Bernard Ducret 790]

41 minutes ago, Stearmandriver said:

please specify the location of the cache files you're clearing

Delete THE CONTENT of the following folders (please note that some files will not be deleted as they are used by your PC, simply skip those)

C:\Users\your name\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\DXCache

C:\Users\your name\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\GLCache\83051cdf7c4166fe06f7f596d5eedf85\33d2783781572c41

For good measure I also cleaned with the Windows tools > Disk clean-up > select drive > tick Direct X shader cache > clean.

Finally I downloaded Nvidia Inspector and selected Microsoft Flight Simulator, the ONLY change I made is in Common Shader Cache Size OFF

Edited May 25, 2023 by Bernard Ducret

[Sky_Pilot071 580]

I clear the shader cache doing a clean system files with the Windows 10 drive cleanup utility after every Windows update or nVidia driver update.

sp

 

[The Flight Level 2,112]

Never.

[Alvega 2,124]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. 😋