Picture Cache - HUGE

Yes, you can empty the picture cache (unless X1 is somehow different in that regard.  I'm still on 8.5).
 
As far as keeping older versions of Sonar, that's up to you.  Personally I'd keep 8.5 and dump the older ones... especially if you're having a disk space issue. 
  

I would absolutely dump and clean out every version of SONAR previous to 8.5.

The picture cache can certainly be deleted. The picture cache will be rebuilt for a particular project when it is opened the next time.

According to the Sonar Tech clean the Picture Cache regularly as it will use gigs of memory on your HD.

would absolutely dump and clean out every

Brandon Ryan [Cakewalk
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I would absolutely dump and clean out every version of SONAR previous to 8.5.

Could you please elaborate Brandon? 


In particular, "dump"? Do you mean uninstall using the Cakewalk uninstall program or using Windows uninstall? Or?


"clean out"? I don't know what that means? Ajax? Pressure washer? Clorox? 


how about the registry?


Reason I ask is, I still have Pro Audio 9.03 installed (and Sonar 4). Mostly because I've still got tons of things in *.wrk format, and the migration of *.wrk to *.cwp has always been less than desirable. So, If I need something from a wrk file, I have to export all the waves from Pro Audio and import to Sonar.


Thanks

Sorry I've highjacked the thread. As, I understand how to delete picture Cache files. To the OP, just delete them.

As far as uninstalling previous Cake versions,
The problem for me when uninstalling anything in Windows is how stupid the uninstall program seems to be.
what usually happens during a typical 'uninstall' where there are related applications is that, as the uninstall progresses, little windows pop up saying something like 'this is a shared file, do you want to delelte it'. 

Usually, I say 'No' . But, by saying no I may be fragmenting something which in turn screws something else up. (like the registry will always be looking for whatever it is I delete/uninstall)
But, saying yes to the pop ups may cause worse problems (if any).

Plus, by deleting all traces of previous versions, I don't know which plugs or synths would be lost along the way. 

So, bottom line is, I'm too chicken to uninstall anything.

Help..

timidi 

So, bottom line is, I'm too chicken to uninstall anything.

Help..
 

That's how I get too :)
 
Doing some house keeping isn't a bad thing though. If you uninstall old versions and accidentally zap a plug in you use regularly, you can always get that back if you have the original disks. Just do a custom install, and only choose the plug in you want. The hardest part is knowing what plug in came from which version.

I only keep the two latest versions of Sonar installed at any given time, but I'm sure I have some old plugs in there (ie: timeworks)

brundlefly

Brandon Ryan [Cakewalk
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I would absolutely dump and clean out every version of SONAR previous to 8.5.

I'm really surprised to see this advice posted without any caveats or details. It's well-established that uninstalling older versions of SONAR can take shared content with it that new versions are still using, even if you answer "no" to all the shared files prompts. I once did a successful uninstall of 8.0 to prove that an 8.5 install from download would continue working without it, but I had to back up all the Shared folders, and restore lost content after the uninstall to get everything back.
 
If you back up and restore the shared content, older versions can be safely uninstalled, but it's hardly worth the trouble for the small amount of disk space saved and the loss of access to older versions when you get errors opening or editing old projects in newer versions.
 
Also, it's necessary to manually remove registry branches and AppData content to really get things completely cleaned up, providing more opportunities for making costly mistakes.
 
IMO, it's just not worth the trouble and the risk unless maybe you're running an SSD with space at a premium.
 
 

Yes you do need to manually remove registry branches (less important) and definitely AppData content to get things completely cleaned up. Unless you're running a good sized system drive the amount of space in total can be significant.

I guess I don't see the risk the same as you, but perhaps I was a bit hasty in my response and could have offered some more explanation. Unless we're talking about going back to versions that perhaps included the TImeworks stuff I'm not really sure what's going to get removed that would mess anything up.

For instance I just had a system where I removed both 8.5 and 8.0 and didn't experience any problems with projects nor could I see any changes to any shared folders. The content in these folders generally stays the same from version to version. What did you find got ripped out? Either way, saying "no" should safeguard this and the worst case scenario is you install a particular plugin or element from the older DVD, which to me is cleaner than having so many version of SONAR on a particular computer.

It just seems to me that having 5 versions of SONAR on a system is just a bit messy. No harm done in doing so, but I personally wouldn't do it. I'll keep maybe one older version, but that's my cutoff.

location of picture cache folder?
Rusty

never mind, found it...
R