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Can't change ACR cache location or size

Jul 3, 2010 7:43 PM

Whenever I go to change the location of the cache, or even its size, the value immediately resets back the next time I open the preferences panel. Same happens if I try to do this in ACR 6.1. The location that I want to point it at is perfectly valid, on my local drive, and I have all permissions for it.

 

Since Adobe apps are slightly retarded and don't follow symlinks, an attempt to sneak in a different location under a symlink ended up as expected in a crash.

 

Any ideas how to change the ACR cache path, or why it would be failing? No messages in the Console. OSX 10.6.4, Nehalem MacPro.

948 Views   9 Replies   Latest reply: clvrmnky, Jul 7, 2010 4:37 AM
 
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  • DramaticFoto
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    1. DramaticFoto,
    Jul 3, 2010 10:08 PM   in reply to phototrek
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    Symbolic links work fine - see this thread:

     

    http://forums.adobe.com/message/2894230#2894230

     

     

    Apps have no choice - they aren't even aware they are links, the os sends the end result to the app.

     

    Mike

     
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  • phototrek
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    2. phototrek,
    Jul 3, 2010 10:22 PM   in reply to DramaticFoto
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    No, links don't really work with any Adobe apps, at least not on OSX. Just try to create a symlink to any of the Camera Raw settings folders (lens profiles, camera profiles - so that they are all the same on all my computers) - no dice. I write OSX software for a living and know my way with symlinks - not sure what Adobe is doing but they don't work.

     

    But that's not the issue here - my question is why I can't change the cache directory the "normal, pedestrian way" (your average user won't know anything about symlinks).

     
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  • akadmon
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    3. akadmon,
    Jul 3, 2010 10:38 PM   in reply to phototrek
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    No problems here on a Mac Pro 1,1 running 10.6.3. I hate to say this, but did you try repairing permissions on the drive you want to point the ACR cache to?

     
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  • phototrek
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    4. phototrek,
    Jul 3, 2010 10:54 PM   in reply to akadmon
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    You can't repair permissions on a non-bootable disk (option is disabled in DiskUtility). It's an internal 1.5TB "Data" drive.

     

    I just tried pointing it to yet another volume, with the same luck.

     
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  • JimGoshorn
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    5. JimGoshorn,
    Jul 4, 2010 5:50 AM   in reply to phototrek
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    Have you tried changing the ACR cache location through the CR prefs in Bridge? I know it's a long shot but who knows, it might work...

     

    Jim

     
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  • phototrek
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    6. phototrek,
    Jul 5, 2010 12:28 AM   in reply to JimGoshorn
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    I have now tried that and that didn't work, either. I could change Bridge's cache, but not ACR's.

     

    Does anyone know in which preferences file the ACR cache is saved? It's not in the Lightroom prefs file. I could try modifying the prefs file using PropertyListEditor...

     
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  • Ian Lyons
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    7. Ian Lyons,
    Jul 5, 2010 1:11 AM   in reply to phototrek
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    Check that the Camera Raw preference file hasn't been set to Read Only.

     
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  • phototrek
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    8. phototrek,
    Jul 6, 2010 10:15 PM   in reply to Ian Lyons
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    chmod -R u+w ~phototrek

     

    Nope, that wasn't it.

     
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  • clvrmnky
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    9. clvrmnky,
    Jul 7, 2010 4:37 AM   in reply to phototrek
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    I wonder if the volume you are going to is unexpected. All sorts of apps have trouble with case-sensitive versions of the various filesystems you can make on OS X (as opposed to case-preserving/case-aware.)

     
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