andybeedub Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Hi I use the design centre quite a lot (still on 2002 version) Each time the system saves a file onto the main folder, this inserts itself and gets in the way interfering with my currently neat file stack So i frequently end up deleting this new unwanted folder I've looked thru to see how to stop it creating this folder but to no avail, also searched on these forums for answer Any help would be much appreciated cheers andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Can you post an image? I'm not sure what you are referring to re: adding an unwanted folder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybeedub Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 Hi Yes I can see it wasn't very well explained In the top right is the Design Centre preview Cache column this is what I want to avoid saving It happens when the DC is open and the dwg is saved cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Wait there while I get my BIG magnifying glass. Give me a moment or two while I check something. Off hand though I know of no command or system variable that could solve your problem. Sorry but I cannot see your image clearly enough nor can I reproduce this Design Center Cache column you speak of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybeedub Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 sorry about that try this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 That does not look like the Design Center to me. Looks more like Windows Explorer. And it looks pretty organized to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybeedub Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 Yes it is WE on Windows 7 the column marked 'Design Centre Preview Cache' appears every time i use DC Its annoying thats all I would like to stop AutoCAD saving this folder each time Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Why? If you resize the Explorer window you wouldn't even know it's there. You could probably hack the Registry but I would be very careful doing so as it may negatively affect the way the Design Center works. In other words you may lose the functionality you have come to rely upon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybeedub Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 I have other folders beyond this column, so I have to resize frrequently, it's no life or death but my personal preference would be for AutoCAD not to save it. I'll not mess with the registery So be it thanks for your time and effrt much appreciated All the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Not sure how you would expect Design Center to work properly if you eliminated the cache which I believe is responsible for the icons one sees when using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I don't know what that file is for but it is a fair assumption that it may be needed, at least temporarily. Couldn't you just hide the category from being displayed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 They are created when using Large Icon view in Design Center Browser, change it to something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Is it one of those files that "should" be deleted after the file is closed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 No, it just saves rebuilding the icon list when using Design Center, if deleted it will just rebuild the list. No idea why it is necessary for Large Icon and not the other views. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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