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Can I copy cache files from one OS to another?


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I had to reformat my home computer the other day, which of course deleted all remnants of RS.

 

 

 

It will take weeks of downloading (yes I have old school dial up) to get my cache back up to scratch Sooooooo.... Can I do the following?

 

 

 

I can access RS from work! My cache there is 73Mb, and looks healthy enough. Can I copy this and take it home and be all good?

 

 

 

A potential problem maybe this though - work puter = Xp, home = 98Se!

 

 

 

Any and all help appreciated - just don't mention getting a new puter k, it is in the pipeline!

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I thought I read somewhere on another thread that you could do this to transfer settings or something and it does work. Could be remembering wrong though. At any rate it can't hurt. If it doesn't work then it doesn't work and you can just delete it and I don't think the different OS versions would be an issue as long as the file format is the same, and I think they are. I've transfered saved game data and other stuff from '95 to XP and it worked. I say go for it, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

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I don't see why not. I did it recently on my laptop when I wanted to reinstall Firefox, and it works just fine.

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Why not just try it instead of making a post about?

 

 

 

Now imagine if everyone with a question on T&C followed that advice...

 

 

 

It doesn't hurt to be cautious, especially working with Windows.

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Yes it works. I upgraded from Windows Vista to Windows XP 3 days ago and copied my RS Cache from Vista to XP it worked fine.

 

 

 

Goodluck. :geek:

 

 

 

Degrade?

 

Oh no no no, that's an upgrade all right. ::'

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Why not just try it instead of making a post about?

 

 

 

Now imagine if everyone with a question on T&C followed that advice...

 

 

 

 

 

 

I can actually

 

 

 

Poster: Hi I was thinking of upgrading my BIOS but I've never tried it before, can it do any harm?

 

 

 

Reply: Why not just try it instead of making a post about it?

 

 

 

Poster: Hi, me again. I'm posting from a PC in the public Library. I just tried to upgrade my BIOS but I think something went wrong. Can anyone help?

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Why not just try it instead of making a post about?

 

 

 

Add that if any additional info was required for me to get from my work computer, then it would be nice to know BEFORE I take it all home!

 

 

 

Anyway - here is what happens:

 

 

 

I copy all the cache files into the 98SE system folder (which is where the RS cache stuff was, and when RS laods up it creates a new Cache directory under c:\ and ignores my new huge cache I have just installed! Looks like I just have to dl 80mb of cache file over the next few days. It makes playing RS unbearable though, as I dc each time I enter a new area. I may just have to make some bowstrings or something for a while :(

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Just put the old cache files into the directory it created. Different Windows OS's use different directories for the cache, I believe, but the contents of the files are the same so this should work fine.

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