Diskspace / cache issue on Windows

simonsays

Hello,

Is anyone else experiencing disk space issues when running VideoPad?

It seems to be happening on Windows for a few years now and does not seem to be addressed at all.

Whenever I open VideoPad, it just starts mercilessly consuming disk space with the contents of its cache folder. Even for a 1GB file, it consumes 15-20 gigabytes, which really makes no sense. On top of that, I have to manually clean the cache folder (C://Videopad for me) after the exit (I remember older versions had an option to clean the cache on exit).

Is there some setting/fix to optimize that? NCH support simply cancelled my subscription when I asked them about the issue. so this could be some sort of taboo topic/bug that nobody talks about.

borate

Nothing like that is taboo. That your subscription was cancelled, if paid up, seems to have been a mistake that needs to be addressed by the company.

It's good practice to Clear Unused Cache files prior to beginning a new project. If the O/S drive free space is limited, point the cache to another drive with ample capacity via OPTIONS | DISK tab. There's no 'optimization' setting.

Starting with a clean cache here, a 2.06GB HEVC 5312x2988 file used 548Mb of cache space. Share a 1Gb file that consumes 15-20 gigs...

Upload the file/s to a free server, such as Google Drive or MS OneDrive, right-click the link and Share or Copy. Copy the result and paste it here or to me in a Private Message via the mail envelope in the top-right corner of this forum. When using Google Drive, click SHARE | SHARE and change "restricted" to "anyone with link can view.**