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Archives => 2003 => Topic started by: pendragon on July 22, 2003, 07:48:17 AM

Title: Cleaning Caches
Post by: pendragon on July 22, 2003, 07:48:17 AM

There are several programs about (many highly rated) such as Cocktail that have as their claim to fame the ability to clean one’s cache.

Alas I do not understand the benefit of using a program such as this when one can merely do a search on Cache and then trash all the cached files.

Please help to enlighten. I understand the value of cleaning caches, but not why one needs a special program for it.

TIA
Harv

Title: Cleaning Caches
Post by: Bill on July 22, 2003, 02:47:19 PM

"but not why one needs a special program for it."  

Especially when this isn't an everyday/weekly chore.

Title: Cleaning Caches
Post by: ljocampo on July 22, 2003, 03:21:11 PM

pendragon:  Well, maybe it's to keep the economy going.   B)

Title: Cleaning Caches
Post by: Gary S on July 22, 2003, 10:04:03 PM

If you've ever had your cache cleaned, you know how painfull that can be.  

Title: Cleaning Caches
Post by: gmann on July 22, 2003, 11:05:29 PM

Title: Cleaning Caches
Post by: Bill on July 23, 2003, 03:30:00 PM

QUOTE

pendragon: Well, maybe it's to keep the economy going.

No doubt in my mind.

Hole needs to be dug.
Supervisor sends five laborers to dig the hole.

One or two dig the hole while the others watch.

Title: Cleaning Caches
Post by: pendragon on July 23, 2003, 04:10:19 PM

Thanks for the replies y'all. I suppose that when ya don't understand, perhaps asking will help clear the fog.  

And it sure beats bumbling along. Uh, not that I have ever done that...

Harv

Title: Cleaning Caches
Post by: kelly on July 23, 2003, 07:39:25 PM

I think kps is the man to answer this.

Probably be by shortly.

Title: Cleaning Caches
Post by: kps on July 23, 2003, 11:44:18 PM

I have never needed to clean any caches...not yet, but there are various processes that maintain such caches. The system, user processes, some applications, etc.

The third party programs have the ability to identify those which belong to the appropriate process and delete only those that may need deleting.

If you try to do it manually, you may miss a file...

Deleting caches should only be done when one suspects a corrupt or stale cache or when unusual system/application problems develop, otherwise let it be.

Title: Cleaning Caches
Post by: pendragon on July 24, 2003, 05:06:15 AM

Thanks Karl, I may be beginning to understand...

Harv

Title: Cleaning Caches
Post by: jb on July 24, 2003, 07:59:46 AM

I have been using the 14$ Shareware Cache Killer II for the last 4 years, all this time never having to worry about emptying my browsers caches. I put an alias of it in my System's Shutdown folder, thus always starting with empty caches when booting. Instead, one can put the alias in the Startup folder to do emptying at startup.

The app searches for Cache folders in any installed browser and  lists them in a Preference document in the System's Preferences folder. You can manually remove any listed folder. As well you can add any other folder(s), Cache or not, and have them emptied. Why one would list a folder that is not a Cache folder, I don't know and can't think of any reason to do so, but it can be done.

jb