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GI Cache folder in Unity 5 beta 13

Discussion in 'Unity 5 Pre-order Beta' started by Jase-NZ, Nov 17, 2014.

  1. Jase-NZ

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    The GI Caching folder for Unity is now located at %appdata%\Unity\Caches\GiCache\ (i.e. c:\users\windowsuser\AppData\Roaming\Unity\Caches\GiCache\)
    For those of us with small SSD's as their primary drive, is there an option to move this folder to a different drive?
     
    Jase-NZ, Nov 17, 2014
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  2. AustinRichards

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    I Support this. I'm already at 1GB and I haven't even began to work on a project....
     
    AustinRichards, Nov 17, 2014
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  3. fffMalzbier

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    fffMalzbier, Nov 17, 2014
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  4. Cygon4

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    Wait... under 'Roaming'?

    Holy sh*t! That folder gets synchronized with the server-based user profile on each logon and logoff. A cache is precisely the kind of data that belongs under 'Local', not 'Roaming'.

    I'm also running Windows off a small SSD and doing my development work on a traditional harddrive. If the GI cache ends up on my system partition that'll be quite bothersome. Good to know. I'll see if I can set up a junction point to another drive.
     
    Cygon4, Nov 17, 2014
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  5. peteorstrike

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    If you go to Unity > Preferences (Mac) or Edit > Preferences (Win) you should see a GI Cache tab on the left of the Preferences panel.

    Here you can set the cache size, clear out the current files, as well as set a custom cache location.
     
    peteorstrike, Nov 17, 2014
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  6. Tautvydas-Zilys

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    Hey,

    just so you don't forget - file it as a bug. Having GI Cache in roaming folder is definitely unacceptable :).
     
    Tautvydas-Zilys, Nov 17, 2014
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  7. Jase-NZ

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    Hi Guys,
    Thanks for the info. I've generated a bug report and also tried out the alternative path from the Preferences, with success.
     
    Jase-NZ, Nov 18, 2014
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  8. AustinRichards

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    Mine was by default in roaming as well, and was 5GB! It's a very common bug then.
     
    AustinRichards, Nov 18, 2014
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  9. KEngelstoft

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    Thank you for reporting this @Jase NZ . What is the bug number for the Roaming folder bug?
     
    KEngelstoft, Nov 20, 2014
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  10. Jase-NZ

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    Hi there, sorry for the late reply. The case number is 648816.
     
    Jase-NZ, Nov 23, 2014
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  11. KEngelstoft

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    Hi! I have fixed this and the fix will appear in beta 15 :)
     
    KEngelstoft, Nov 24, 2014
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