Tvol Posted August 15, 2014 Posted August 15, 2014 (edited) I dunno if anyone else has noticed, but when playing in multiplayer, DCS creates some truly massive "temporary" files. These files don't get cleaned-up when quitting (or if they do, very rarely), and being so massive, they tend to get horribly fragmented. Now, I use OS X for just about everything other than gaming, which neatly avoids file fragmentation almost entirely by simply not dumbly writing any file in the first free space it finds (HFS+ is just ridiculously superior to NTFS in so many ways, and this is one). So, I'm not used to seeing fragmentation so bad, so quickly. I use Smart Defrag to fix the problem after DCS creates these "temporary" files, but I was wondering if there is anything I can do that'd be preventative? (And don't say "buy an SSD"; I don't have money for that.) Edited August 15, 2014 by Tvol
AtaliaA1 Posted August 15, 2014 Posted August 15, 2014 OK. no SSD. Then do u use an HDD with 2 to 3 or even more available gigs of space? as most do. Obsessive Compulsive Much? Not an insult at all. Because if it is as U said "Temp.file" what is ur real problem with it? Space being at such a premium on ur PC is the real issue, this has been resolved long ago. making this a mute point. the answer being get a bigger drive or SSD. and stop with the OCD. ur choice of file mngr. was a better one a long time ago. now we have moved on u should too. This was a Boutique Builder iBuypower rig. Until I got the tinker bug again i7 920 @3.6Mhz 12Gig Corsair XMS3 ram 1600 Nvidia 760 SLi w/4Gig DDR5 Ram Intel 310 SSD HDD 160 Gb + Western Digital 4Terabyte HDD Creative SB X-Fi HD Audio Logitech X-530 5.1 Surround Speaker System Dual Acer 32"Monitors. PSU 1200 w Thermaltake Win10 64Bit.
Tvol Posted August 15, 2014 Author Posted August 15, 2014 (edited) I never said space was "at a premium". Nor did I even suggest that the issue here was lack of space. FYI there are 50GB of free space on my Win7 partition. The issue is that DCS will write a really big-ass "temporary" file (but really, they're rather permanent), and NTFS is still just as stupid when it comes to writing files as it was when it was first invented, sticking that one large file into many non-contiguous sectors because it dumbly starts at the beginning of the drive and tries to write to every free one along the way. The result is the temp files get really fragmented as soon as they're written (sometimes in excess of thousands of fragments). Edited August 16, 2014 by Tvol
Milli Posted August 15, 2014 Posted August 15, 2014 Just out of interest, where abouts are these temp files kept? Regards, Milli
Tvol Posted August 16, 2014 Author Posted August 16, 2014 If I recall correctly, it should be: C:\Users%USERNAME%AppData\Local\DCS
The_Nephilim Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 If I recall correctly, it should be: C:\Users%USERNAME%AppData\Local\DCS Funny mine is empty?? Are you sure the files are still there?? Intel Ultra 265K 5.5GHZ / Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Elite / MSI 4070Ti Ventus 12GB / SoundBlaster Z SoundCard / Corsair Vengance 64GB Ram / HP Reverb G2 / Samsung 980 Pro 2TB Games / Crucial 512GB M.2 Win 11 Pro 21H2 / ButtKicker Gamer / CoolerMaster TD500 Mesh V2 PC Case
BitMaster Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 Could it be, that those left over temp files originate from a crashed DCS process ? Cause mine is also empty, just checked it. Check the time stamp and try to figure out from which DCS session they came from. Bit Yes, NTFS sux all the way, I love Linux and OS-X just for not fragmenting, despite with SSD also Windows has overcome this through the backdoor. Gigabyte Aorus X570S Master - Ryzen 5900X - Gskill 64GB 3200/CL14@3600/CL14 - Sapphire Nitro+ 7800XT - 4x Samsung 980Pro 1TB - 1x Samsung 870 Evo 1TB - 1x SanDisc 120GB SSD - Heatkiller IV - MoRa3-360LT@9x120mm Noctua F12 - Corsair AXi-1200 - TiR5-Pro - Warthog Hotas - Saitek Combat Pedals - Asus XG27ACG QHD 180Hz - Corsair K70 RGB Pro - Win11 Pro/Linux - Phanteks Evolv-X
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted August 16, 2014 ED Team Posted August 16, 2014 C:\Users\BIGNEWY\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, PIMAX Crystal
Devrim Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 Is there any way to change the TEMP and MULTIPLAYER tracks folders to another partition of harddisk? Because I'm using SSD. Intel i7-14700@5.6GHz | MSI RTX4080 SuperSuprimX | Corsair V. 64GB@6400MHz. | Samsung 1TB 990 PRO SSD (Win10Homex64) Samsung G5 32" + Samsung 18" + 2x8"TFT Displays | TM Warthog Stick w/AVA Base | VPC MongoosT-50CM3 Throttle | TM MFD Cougars | Logitech G13, G230, G510, PZ55 & Farming Sim Panel | TIR5 & M.Quest3 VR >>MY MODS<< | Discord: Devrim#1068
Milli Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 Is there any way to change the TEMP and MULTIPLAYER tracks folders to another partition of harddisk? Because I'm using SSD. This works for me with the temp and system temp folders: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/23500-temporary-files-folder-change-location-windows.html Regards, Milli 1
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