drw4013 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 In this pinned topic for improving BigBox performance: There are instructions to change the Ram cache under Options -> System. However, I don't see a "System" option menu anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil9000 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 29 minutes ago, drw4013 said: In this pinned topic for improving BigBox performance: There are instructions to change the Ram cache under Options -> System. However, I don't see a "System" option menu anywhere. No its not available anymore, Launchbox has been completely re-written since then and that is all handled dynamically now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drw4013 Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 Thanks for confirming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Thanks for the reminder of this. I have now edited that guide to indicate that the RAM Cache is no longer an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drw4013 Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 2 hours ago, neil9000 said: No its not available anymore, Launchbox has been completely re-written since then and that is all handled dynamically now. Is forcing an image cache no longer available manually either? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro808 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 16 minutes ago, drw4013 said: Is forcing an image cache no longer available manually either? It still exists in menu options in both LB and BB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drw4013 Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 Just now, Retro808 said: It still exists in menu options in both LB and BB. I'm not seeing it, in either LB or BB. Where are the options located? In LB I only see options for priorities and viewing, and in BB only options to refresh, not cache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro808 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, drw4013 said: I'm not seeing it, in either LB or BB. Where are the options located? In LB I only see options for priorities and viewing, and in BB only options to refresh, not cache. Refresh is how you cache the images. BB and LB will cache it on startup. Refresh is what updates it if you add new images and LB or BB did not cache them. That is pretty much how it has been for a long time. Launchbox - 2 ways. 1) Under >Tools>Refresh All Images. 2) You can right click a game, multiple games, or all games and do the same by choosing "Refresh Selected Images. BigfBox >Options>Image Cache (All refesh options are right there). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drw4013 Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, Retro808 said: Refresh is how you cache the images. BB and LB will cache it on startup. Refresh is what updates it if you add new images and LB or BB did not cache them. That is pretty much how it has been for a long time. Launchbox - 2 ways. 1) Under >Tools>Refresh All Images. 2) You can right click a game, multiple games, or all games and do the same by choosing "Refresh Selected Images. BigfBox >Options>Image Cache (All refesh options are right there). Thank you for the explanation. That helps. I don't want to sidetrack this topic any further...is there a guide on image caching/refresh? I'm looking to determine how to identify that the caching is complete and if the auto-cache on startup only does newly added images, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro808 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 33 minutes ago, drw4013 said: Thank you for the explanation. That helps. I don't want to sidetrack this topic any further...is there a guide on image caching/refresh? I'm looking to determine how to identify that the caching is complete and if the auto-cache on startup only does newly added images, etc. There is no guide. You just refresh and that is it. You will know it is complete as LB has a scroll bar (I think in green color) on the top. It can go by quickly depending on how much of your library you selected. BigBox if I remember right has a pop-up that says "Please Wait" and then disappears when done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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