Folder size caching not doing what I expect
Posted: 18 May 2016 20:35
I'm looking forward to using the new folder size caching feature, but it's not working as I expect. I hope that I'm stupidly doing something wrong. I have enabled "Cache Folder sizes" in Tools > Configuration... >General > Tree and List
Then I go to directory A, press Shift-F5 and get folder sizes. I go to a different directory ((let's say B) and press Shft-F5 to get the folder sizes. However when I go back to A, I expect to see cached folder sizes just appear, but they aren't. I have to press Shift-F5 again.
I see the following two things in the help file related to "Cache Folder sizes", so it seems like my Shift-F5 results should be cached:
- The cache is not read (but written) in: Reports; SC foldersize(); Selection Stats; Find Files by Size; menu View | Calculate Folder Sizes (Shift+F5)
- How to refresh the cache for certain folders: Simply use menu "View | Calculate Folder Sizes" (Shift+F5). This command will refresh the cache for all selected folders, or for all folders in the list if none is selected.
What should I do to get cached folder sizes to appear for folders that I've previously seen sizes for? Note that I'd prefer not to turn on "Always show folder sizes".
Update:
It looks like the file C:\Users\mwb\AppData\Roaming\XYplorer\fsc.dat is being written with data for the folders in question, so the cache exists. Why isn't that data being used?
Then I go to directory A, press Shift-F5 and get folder sizes. I go to a different directory ((let's say B) and press Shft-F5 to get the folder sizes. However when I go back to A, I expect to see cached folder sizes just appear, but they aren't. I have to press Shift-F5 again.
I see the following two things in the help file related to "Cache Folder sizes", so it seems like my Shift-F5 results should be cached:
- The cache is not read (but written) in: Reports; SC foldersize(); Selection Stats; Find Files by Size; menu View | Calculate Folder Sizes (Shift+F5)
- How to refresh the cache for certain folders: Simply use menu "View | Calculate Folder Sizes" (Shift+F5). This command will refresh the cache for all selected folders, or for all folders in the list if none is selected.
What should I do to get cached folder sizes to appear for folders that I've previously seen sizes for? Note that I'd prefer not to turn on "Always show folder sizes".
Update:
It looks like the file C:\Users\mwb\AppData\Roaming\XYplorer\fsc.dat is being written with data for the folders in question, so the cache exists. Why isn't that data being used?