- PHOENIX FIRESTORM VIEWER WONT SAVE SETTINGS HOW TO
- PHOENIX FIRESTORM VIEWER WONT SAVE SETTINGS INSTALL
In 2015 we save the Inventory List files. In 2011 deleting the entire cache folder was the way to go. In 2015 it is now VERY MUCH a last resort step. In 2011 clearing the main cache* was still a major troubleshooting step. The sound folder, if it exists, will be nearby, if not adjacent. The Sound Cache seldom, if ever, needs to be cleared. Some viewers also use a Sound File Cache and place the sound files in it. Some viewers place objects, textures, and sounds in the same cache.
PHOENIX FIRESTORM VIEWER WONT SAVE SETTINGS INSTALL
UPDATE: For Apple users there is a Firestorm/Phoenix page on doing a clean install that gives file locations and steps for revealing hidden files. The 64-bit version of viewers is installed in the folder Program Files. Program files are typically installed on the C: drive in the Program Files (x86) folder. Chat logs and Windlight settings are examples. So, could mean SecondLife, Firestorm or another viewer name.Īlso, there are files and settings you are likely to want to keep. When I put a folder name in it is a description of a folder name not NOT the actual name. Hopefully you will be able to find all your files no matter which viewers you have installed. So, let’s get clear about how most viewer developers handle their files. When you have installed multiple viewers you have files in many locations that are not mentioned in most clean install tutorials. I’ll explain what you need to know to do either style of Second Life Clean Viewer Install. We can generally delete entire folders for one viewer without damaging other viewer installs. This means that in 2015 we can uninstall a single viewer and not break other viewers. Most viewers use their own folders for everything. But, it is not that complicated.įortunately, since 2011 viewer design and compatibility has improved. This method is often avoided because one has to find all the freaking files among all the other viewer files and I suspect most people don’t know where they are or what they are named anyway. The other Clean Install is for doing just a single viewer. I hope this tutorial will help you with this decision. But, if someone is helping you, they may recommend this method. I’ve found I usually don’t need to go that drastic.
For someone like me with over a dozen viewers that is time consuming. There is a Scorched Earth approach which is uninstall ALL viewers and delete all viewer related files and folders.
PHOENIX FIRESTORM VIEWER WONT SAVE SETTINGS HOW TO
So, how to manually clear the cache and settings? To save time, effort, and aggravation you need to know a bit more first. You may find your viewer has recovered and save yourself the pain of a reinstall.
However, before you go to all the work of a clean install, reboot the computer then manually clear the cache * and the viewer settings. So, a clean viewer install may be beneficial if not necessary. So, if you are have having a go-bald-day (in 2011 this was a common problem), a clean install will likely make it easier on you and the person helping you. So, for tenacious problems it may be a necessary step. A clean install gives them a good place to start. It is also much easier for a techie to help you when they know the state of your viewer install. It is much easier for them to tell you to do a clean install and have you do all the work than try to figure out what you did and try to fix it. However, a clean install is a quick easy solution for tech support types and you go away for hours. Even more rare is the need to do a mass clean install, which is where you uninstall all the SL related viewers on your computer. Most of the time, a clean install is not needed. The difference in how a clean stall is done is mostly in file locations. And I don’t have any running Linux boxes.
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