"Clear cached information"?

[JohnC654]

In the Settings for Open-Shell Menu window there is a "Backup" drop-down (drop-up?) button. Clicking on it show a list of actions:

1. Save to XML File
2. Load from XML File...,
3. Reset all settings
4. Clear cached information

I don't understand what the fourth action, "Clear cached information" does. Can anybody please enlighten me here? Will Clearing the cached information cause me to lose any settings? TIA

[ge0rdi]

I don't understand what the fourth action, "Clear cached information" does.

It clears icon cache (%LOCALAPPDATA%\\OpenShell\\DataCache.db). The cache will be then populated next time program icons are loaded by Open-Shell.

Will Clearing the cached information cause me to lose any settings?

No.

[Ibuprophen]

Maybe it should be renamed to Clear cached icons?

~Ibuprophen

[JohnC654]

That would seem to be clearer. But what do I know.

[JohnC654]

Thanks very much for the info, ge0rdi!

[Ibuprophen]

I had just submitted the minor clarification from Clear cached information to Clear Cached Icons within #2115.

~Ibuprophen

[ge0rdi]

The Clear cached information name is correct as it is meant to remove all cached information that Open-Shell has.
There is no need to rename it to less generic variant.

[JohnC654]

Thanks for that clarification, ge0rdi. And I have to say, what an excellent program Open Shell is! I wouldn't be able to use Windows without it, and that goes back to Windows 7.

Guess I'll just assume that clicking the "Clear cached information" button is safe and won't change any settings.