… This has been a public service announcement. I now return you to your regularly scheduled programming of… I’m guessing… memes, Pr0n, and political posts devoid of context…?

  • borZ0 the t1r3D b3aR@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    8 months ago

    … Is technology the wrong channel for cache-clear messages, are we not reminding to clear cache anymore, or is my tone being misinterpreted…? Truely interested

    • JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.caEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Well,

      • a cache shouldn’t slow down an app. If it’s slowing down an app, it’s using the cache wrong. There shouldn’t be any reason to clear a cache regularly. You should clear a cache when you need to for specific reasons like there is something bad/corrupt in the cache or you temporarily need the space used by the cache.
      • this makes your advice seem somewhat trite and uh, I’ll call it “uninformed”
      • this leads to your tone being… weird, maybe, in a technology forum?

      Don’t dwell on it though. The internet can be harsh and you were well-meaning :)

      • borZ0 the t1r3D b3aR@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Huh, when i started in on Lemmy it seemed that emptying overgrown caches was the first step in troubleshooting app woes. Have they gotten to a place where this isn’t the case? Was i misinformed? Thunder seems to be more snappy now that i cleared it.

        • JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.caEnglish
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          8 months ago

          If it’s an app in early development, then that’s probably a problem with an app.

          Which comes back to another issue with your post. You didn’t say what app you were talking about. Cache clearing should not be general advice.

          • borZ0 the t1r3D b3aR@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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            8 months ago

            Ahhh. That is good to know. Well, my most down-voted post will at least have taught me something. Thank you for taking the time to respond.

    • abhibeckert@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 months ago

      I can’t remember the last time I cleared a cache. Ten years ago maybe? Also, I don’t need to be told to clear a cache when I’m not having any problems.

      • borZ0 the t1r3D b3aR@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Fair enough. It was meant to be more, "hey everyone, I’m an idiot and thought my app was misbehaving then remembered that i needed to clear the cache. After deleting 3 and a half gigs it’s working very well again. The bit about regularly scheduled programming was probably more projection than anything else. :) Sorry if i came off sounding like a prick, if you heard me say it out loud, it would have been dripping with self depreciation. edit for spelling