I know others have mentioned this, but the location of cache under Documents is absolutely interfering with work being done on the PC at other times. This of course is due to how OneDrive works and automatically syncs the Documents folder. I can play at night, and then the next day when I'm doing work I need to share a One Drive file and have to wait a considerable amount of time while OneDrive still processes the cache from the night before. "Hey, I can't send you that file right now because I played BF2042 last night" sounds pretty lame.Excluding the files from backup still doesn't prevent them from being synced.Why can't BF2042 use AppData like a good app should?

For this purpose folder linking programs or the Mlink command in the CMD Windows console are used (a more ergonomic solution is to use the program).I use program call: Link Shell Extensionhttps://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshellext/linkshellextension.htmlHow to link the cache folder with Link Shell Extension?1. Move the folder called "cache" to a location of your choice (for example to the HDD disc or second partition).2. Right-click on the moved cache folder and select "Pick Link Source" from the context menu.3. Go back to the folder from which you cut the cache file, right-click in the empty field and select "Drop *" and then "Junction" from the context menu(Details in the attached screenshot link.jpeg)4. Enjoy the moved folder.This Linking operation allows you to tell Windows or programs that a given folder is in a different location.I transferred the BF2042 game cache file using this method and everything works fine.so try to move the cache to AppData\Local\ in this way, maybe it will help.If I helped, give me xp.Warning:Be careful what you link, because if you link a system file, such as for example the hibernation file, it may damage the system.

I'd rather not mess with files in this way, it would be nice if EA/DICE fixed this instead. Especially since 23H2 has the system back up feature for OneDrive now.

Thanks to this guide, aplied this as I've already had another problem with OneDrive syncing and Company of Heroes 2.I've also done this below:1. Open OneDrive2. Open Settings3. Click on Advanced Setup4. In the section Excluded file extensions, click the Exclude button5. add the file type .PcDx12 (for the cache)Probably DICE choose to leave cache at my documents since the size of the folder gets bigger and bigger and doesn't clear by itself from time to time, that way user could do this. It is a shame but apparently that is the way 😢😞

I feel your pain. I wonder why DICE went against Microsofts recommendation and put a cache folder in My Documents?Would love to be able to reinstall OneDrive again.

Why not? I don't use OneDrive because I don't need it and I value the privacy of my data, I also don't care where DICE puts the caches, although I would prefer they put the caches/shaders in the game folder and not somewhere outside. Since I have an SSD I move any cache/shaders to the HDD (even Nvidia's shaders & DX cache) so that the SSD uses as few storage cells as possible (I've been doing this for about 5 years now and haven't had a problem). In my opinion, a system restore is better than a backup (especially the one in the OneDrive cloud), even if the system crashes to such an extent that the restore points are corrupted, what's the problem to boot Mini Windows 10 with DLC BOOT from the DVD and move all important files to another partition and format the system partition and reinstall the OS? Formatting the system partition and a fresh install from an iso image downloaded from the MS website is better than a backup, a backup doesn't often mess up the system registry and other bugs, but everyone has their own preferences. I even have BF2042 installed on my HDD. Windows update I also disable, I prefer to go to the Microsoft website, read if a patch is good or harmful and download it from the MS Catalogi and install manually offline - Such my private opinion not related to the topic of the post.The truth is that for important data (photos/documents etc.) you should use a HDD disc, because if the SSD gets physically damaged (overvoltage or something else) the likelihood of recovering the data is slim, while with a HDD the first-best service will recover everything easily and for a small fee.For the restores to work correctly, antiviruses/firewalls should be installed on the non-system partition (i.e. not on the C partition), otherwise an error will appear during the restore and, as you know, only the C (system) partition is used for system restore.

Cache MUST be moved out of Documents

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A-Bassive-Moner
2 years ago
Your post piqued my curiosity about the blank, black screen issue I've been having. I paused OneDrive syncing and changed my settings to stop syncing My Documents (other than specific folders) and deleted the cache folder in the Web View of OneDrive. I don't want to get too excited, but I've played 3 matches so far without a crash.
Rokebo73
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@doubleome disable onedrive from booting with windows, use REVOUNINSTALLER.
If y did change setting ya need to reboot.

After gaming dont forget to enable onedrive again (if ya need backups).
Again reboot required.

Cheers
FarewelI
2 years ago
Thanks to this guide, aplied this as I've already had another problem with OneDrive syncing and Company of Heroes 2.

I've also done this below:
1. Open OneDrive
2. Open Settings
3. Click on Advanced Setup
4. In the section Excluded file extensions, click the Exclude button
5. add the file type .PcDx12 (for the cache)

Probably DICE choose to leave cache at my documents since the size of the folder gets bigger and bigger and doesn't clear by itself from time to time, that way user could do this. It is a shame but apparently that is the way 😢😞
sk1lld
Legend
2 years ago
@FarewelI

Appreciate the tip as it sounds like it may be simple. It would be nice to install OneDrive and have it work again without it filling OneDrive cloud totally with cache files.
FarewelI
2 years ago
@sk1lld Discovered that the OneDrive file extension exclusion is bugged since October 2023. So now we are all hopeless.
DMGG1994
2 years ago
@FarewelI @sk1lld
I don't use OneDrive because I value my already very stunted privacy in today's world. The question is, have you tried linking the cache folder to, say, the LocalData folder or to another drive, or in the case of OneDrive, does this do nothing? I am thinking of the Mlink command in cmd.
FarewelI
2 years ago
@DMGG1994 Yep, already done that, but since another update on 2023, the OneDrive nows consider Symbolic Links or Junctions as folders and the sync occurs.

For SSD purposes I've relocate the entire 2042 documents folder to an 4TB HD.

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