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  1. CheekiBreeki

    Compressing VAM Cache folder by >60%

    VaM's cache folder getting gigantic is a common problem, specially if you have smaller ssds. Using CompactGUI's Xpress4k compression on the Cache/Textures folder, I saw 67% reduction in size, without any change in VaM performance. CompactGUI is an open-source program. It can compress any folder...
  2. G

    VaM's cache: SSD vs HDD vs none - results of rudimentary testing

    I've noticed my VaM's cache nearing the 100 GB size threshold, and I started wondering if trading this much storage was worth the loading time benefits. So with nothing better to spend my free time on, I tested it myself. Initially I wanted to just test "cache on vs off", but when I was...
    • glodomorrapl
    • Thread
    • benchmark cache caching comparison hdd loading ssd test
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: General
  3. E

    Question about Cache and Log

    Where the Cache folder is really located? I had the game on my HDD and from the game settings the cache size was 7gb. I wanted to know where the Cache folder is located, so I clicked "Change Location" and that took me to the Cache folder in the root folder. The problem is that this folder...
    • Eureeka
    • Thread
    • cache log
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Help
  4. TommyTomahawk

    Cache folder getting ludicrously big

    I noticed my VAM folder was 75 gigabytes in size and my small SSD was running out of space. Turns out the VaM Updater/Cache/Textures folder was 35 gigabytes in size. Apparently VAM stores these gigantic texture files in the cache, with no limitation. SSD space is at a premium on my PC, can I...
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