nighthawk2174 Posted September 8, 2019 Posted September 8, 2019 This past update with the fixes to shadows those who did not delete their fxo and metashaders 2 folders may have suffered a massive performance and stability downturn. I personally lost ~10fps and loading times were doubled even when loading into the mission editor. One of the people I fly with had a similar impact but his game also became unstable and would crash over 50% of the time when trying to load into MP. That is until we both delted these two folders and everything went back to normal. This experience lead us to ask why is there no auto delete function built into the DCS updater to delete these after each update?
Tom Kazansky Posted September 8, 2019 Posted September 8, 2019 The devs are aware: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=4031287#post4031287 (No general discussion there though)
maxTRX Posted September 8, 2019 Posted September 8, 2019 The devs are aware: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=4031287#post4031287 (No general discussion there though) Oh good... that's half the battle won. I also had to delete and re-create couple of missions that were made in one of the previous versions of OB. There were number of issues. I always delete fxo and metashaders2 before every update... as do 99% of people here... I think.
Tom Kazansky Posted September 8, 2019 Posted September 8, 2019 I follow this issue with interest although I had to delete those 2 folders only once in 3 years. Therefore I'd prefer an option to turn autodelete on and off. Using stable DCS
javelina1 Posted September 8, 2019 Posted September 8, 2019 It's become just a general practice for me. Delete the fxo and metashader2 folders after any update push. Will be great that this becomes just part of the standard patch updates... MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control
Tom Kazansky Posted September 8, 2019 Posted September 8, 2019 It's become just a general practice for me. Delete the fxo and metashader2 folders after any update push. Will be great that this becomes just part of the standard patch updates... Agreed if there is a checkbox to turn it on and off before update starts.
Mr_sukebe Posted September 2, 2022 Posted September 2, 2022 Can I please resurrect this request. If we can't have an option on the update box, can it please be added as a checkbox with the DCS settings? 1 7800x3d, 5080, 64GB, PCIE5 SSD - Oculus Pro - Moza (AB9), Virpil (Alpha, CM3, CM1 and CM2), WW (TOP and CP), TM (MFDs, Pendular Rudder), Tek Creations (F18 panel), Total Controls (Apache MFD), Jetseat
Ironhand Posted September 2, 2022 Posted September 2, 2022 (edited) I created a batch file a year or two ago to auto delete all the folders that should be deleted after an update. All I have to do is click it and it’s done. I’m about to leave on vacation but I’ll upload it here when I get home from work tonight…assuming I remember. EDIT: I've attached the batch file. You'll need to open it with NotePad++ and replace the items in parentheses with your installation's information. So, for instance, the line: @RD /S /Q "C:\Users\(Your User Name)\Saved Games\(Your DCS Installation Name)\FXO" might become @RD /S /Q "C:\Users\Mike\Saved Games\DCS.Openbeta\FXO" This batch file is set up to delete the FXO, metashaders2, and your installation's temp files in the AppData/TEMP folder. I have mine copy on my Desktop and just double click it to run it. Delete Folders.bat Edited September 3, 2022 by Ironhand YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 11 Pro x64, Asrock Z790 Steel Legend MoBo, Intel i7-13700K, MSI RKT 4070 Super 12GB, Corsair Dominator DDR5 RAM 32GB.
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