Hi, I have done what I think is almost eveything trying to get rolling cache back with 2024. I have created numrious new locations and pointed the sim to that folder, but no matter what I do it tells me I most put a numneric number, but it always reverts back to "0". I checked to make sure any rolling cache files have been removed and none could be found. Any thoughts?

I'm battling a similar problem. I followed the guidance to disable the rolling cache by creating a temporary folder and pointing the Sim to it. Then, I closed the Sim, deleted the temporary folder, and started the Sim, and I confirmed that the rolling cache was disabled by seeing the size was set to 0.  

I foolishly don't recall what I named my temporary folder in my 'Documents' directory, and from what I can tell, I need to know this to restore the rolling cache. It's been frustrating, and I'm hopeful future updates may address this.  

The name the 2024 rolling cache file is ROLLINGCACHE.CCC

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3 hours ago, Bill A said:

Hi, I have done what I think is almost eveything trying to get rolling cache back with 2024. I have created numrious new locations and pointed the sim to that folder, but no matter what I do it tells me I most put a numneric number, but it always reverts back to "0". I checked to make sure any rolling cache files have been removed and none could be found. Any thoughts?

I recently had this issue, too. Very frustrating.

IIRC, the core issue was some kind of conflict between the update and the cache file setting.

I.e., the simulator had reverted to the default cache location and size (in my user profile @ 16gb) instead of the separate drive I had originally configured.

So, I set the cache file directory to whatever it is by default, didn't change the size.

Exited the game.

Relaunched, verified it was still set to default, exited again.

Nuked the 16gb CCC file from the default location and relaunched.

At that point I was able to set the custom cache location.

Just out of paranoia, I exited & relaunched before attempting to increase the cache size. Once I changed it, it did the usual expected things and it's been working fine ever since.

Hope this helps you!

1 hour ago, Randall Fortee22 said:

I'm battling a similar problem. I followed the guidance to disable the rolling cache by creating a temporary folder and pointing the Sim to it. Then, I closed the Sim, deleted the temporary folder, and started the Sim, and I confirmed that the rolling cache was disabled by seeing the size was set to 0.  

I foolishly don't recall what I named my temporary folder in my 'Documents' directory, and from what I can tell, I need to know this to restore the rolling cache. It's been frustrating, and I'm hopeful future updates may address this.  

In addition to @Fielder 's utility, I can also recommend WinDirStat, which is extremely helpful at finding large directories / files.

It's always interesting to see what developers sprinkle across your hard drive (ahem... PMDG...ahem)

I did try the search tools suggested, however, since I deleted the temporary directory I created to disable rolling cache and can't recall exactly where or what folder name I created, I'm unable to revert to enabling rolling cache.  

 

 

I’m having trouble restoring the rolling cache in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (Steam version) after using a trick to disable it. Here’s what I did and the issue I’m facing:

What I Did to Disable Rolling Cache: I followed a common trick to disable the rolling cache. I created a temporary folder in my Documents directory (C:\Users\[MyUsername]\Documents), named it something (I can’t remember the exact name), and set the rolling cache path to this folder in MSFS 2024’s settings (Options > General > Online). After saving, I closed the sim, deleted the folder, and emptied the Recycle Bin. When I reopened MSFS, the rolling cache showed 0GB, indicating it was disabled, as expected.

The Problem: Now I want to re-enable the rolling cache, but I can’t remember the temporary folder’s name, and MSFS seems stuck on that missing path. When I try to set the cache back to the default path (C:\Users\[MyUsername]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024) or a new folder, I get an “invalid file size” error. The settings revert to the old (missing) folder path, and the cache size stays at 0GB. I checked UserCfg.opt, but it doesn’t list the rolling cache path. This is preventing me from using the rolling cache, causing performance issues like stuttering during flights.

What I’ve Tried:

1. Used EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard to scan the Documents folder for the deleted folder’s name, but it didn’t find it (likely overwritten).

2. Tried resetting the cache in-game by setting the size to 0GB, then choosing a new or default path, but the settings don’t save.

3. Searched for ROLLINGCACHE.CCC files on my 😄 drive and deleted any found, but this didn’t fix the issue.

4. Verified game files in Steam and ensured 😄 has plenty of free space (over 50GB).

Questions:

• Is there a way to reset the rolling cache path without knowing the original folder name?

• Are there other config files (besides UserCfg.opt) where the cache path might be stored?

• Has anyone else run into this after using the disable trick? Any fixes?

I’m running the latest MSFS 2024 version via Steam on Windows 11. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

You do not need to know the name of the folder or it's location to look for the cache file. All you need to know is the name of the cache file. Search for that file by its name (don't search for a folder), with a PC search file utility or more slowly with File Explorer. That utility will show you every single file with that name connected to or in your computer. It will also show you the folders those files are in.

Edited June 6, 2025Jun 6 by Fielder

18 minutes ago, Fielder said:

You do not need to know the name of the folder or it's location to look for the cache file. All you need to know is the name of the cache file. Search for that file by its name (don't search for a folder), with a PC search file utility or more slowly with File Explorer. That utility will show you every single file with that name connected to or in your computer. It will also show you the folders those files are in.

My system has no file, including other drives, named ROLLINGCACHE.CCC

threads in official forum

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/rolling-cache-wont-update/463777

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/the-rolling-cache-cannot-be-set-up/600524

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/rolling-cache-file-does-not-create-if-16gb-of-space-is-not-free-on-c-drive/685677

5 hours ago, UrgentSiesta said:

In addition to @Fielder 's utility, I can also recommend WinDirStat, which is extremely helpful at finding large directories / files.

It's always interesting to see what developers sprinkle across your hard drive (ahem... PMDG...ahem)

I used WinDirStat for years...until i found WizTree:  https://diskanalyzer.com/

It's much and much faster then WinDirStat.