Mediacache settings does not work

[theok8577996]

in Prefs> mediacache management  >>> automatic delete oldest    does not work.

If you set a new value, next time you look to it it's changed to extreme high values

This can 100% be reproduced on Win10 and Win 11

[Bruce Bullis]

Your post mentions 'delete oldest', but your screenshot focuses on 'delete after size limit reached'.

What step-by-step instructions shall we follow, to reproduce the behavior you've encountered?

[theok8577996]

steps

go to prefs and set the third option (delete oldest)  to 10 GB

click OK

and go again back to this setting.

On my system another random value is set

[Stan Jones]

@theok8577996,

I never use this setting, but was curious. And yes, upvoted, its not working as expected.

PR Beta 25.6.0.14. Win11. Note that I frequently reset the cache for testing, and it is under 2 MB at the moement.

I changed the preferences setting from my current "do not delete" to "when cache exceeds," leaving the default of 45GB. I exited and entered preferences, and it remains 45 GB.

If I click outside the entry box, it shows the number I entered; then I click OK.

I changed it to 10GB, and on entering, it shows 453GB.

I change to 45GB, it shows 1GB.

I tried 45 again, it shows 1.

Change to 10, shows 453.

And finally, I changed back to "never," which works. Then back to cache exceeds 45, and it shows 1.

Stan