Cache & settings

[FalCT60]

Hello,

I have ASP installed on 2 PCs (my main one, plus a laptop running Ubuntu for 2 days now).
Since the beginning, I have been keeping all the settings (plugins, cache, etc.) on the same disk which holds the photos.
To avoid misunderstanding : I have created a folder on to the external disk in which I have copied the data, then I have set the preferences so that the user folder and the catalog are searched to in that location.
This way, whatever can happen, I reinstall and can retrieve my config with zero effort.
When playing with Ubuntu, last day, I went facing a problem that I had never thought about before : the cache was reset by the new installation.
Is there a way to avoid this ?

Thanks in advance,

J.-L.

[Trucks]

Hi,

i dont think that this is possible and its realy better. To clean the cache is often the solution of bugs. A new installed system should not use settings from previous installations.
Are the settings in the cache?

Regards

Trucks

[FalCT60]

Hello,

Fortunately, the settings aren't in the cache. But the cache is into the folder where the settings point to.
Having a separate path for the cache would be a good thing IMO. Now that I have played with Ubuntu version, it has totally reset the cache, which means that I'll have to recreate it on the main computer.

Regards,

J.-L.

[t3mujin]

I have a slightly different option: I have ASP both on my desktop and my travel laptop, I created a folder on Dropbox where I moved some of the folders and files of my ".AfterShotPro": plugins, copysets, presets, hotkeys and custom menus but not the cache folder. Then I created links from these folders from Dropbox to the profile folder of my desktop and laptop, I had zero issues with this setup and have everything I want synced between the two machines.

[tundraquad]

Hi,
on ASP v1.2.0.7, I am still unable to clean the cache other than deleting the 'cache' folder itself. Holding the Shift key while starting ASP still doesn't work on Linux.
Any feedback?
Thanks in advance.

[afx]

I guess that SHIFT thingy will never work on Linux, because the startup concept is totally different.

cheers
afx

[tundraquad]

Oh I see. Well, that's too bad.
So, the only way is to keep deleting the cache folder manually?

[Trucks]

Maybe some script would work, as an alternative starter?

Just an Idea.

Regards

Trucks

[afx]

So, the only way is to keep deleting the cache folder manually?

Yup.
Even on Windows, I consider it more reliable anyway.

cheers
afx

[tundraquad]

Alwright. Thank you kindly for the info.

Cheers.