cache problems with latest 10.5.1 security update

DEVONagent Tips
1

on quitting DA I get a endless ‘cache’ progress bar since the security 009-2007 update is installed on my MBP 10.5.1. a force quit is needed to quit DA.

problem looks very much like the one reported for safari 3 on some german mac sites might indicate a language specific problem.

2

Your cache is probably quite huge and clearing the cache will require some time. Just delete the folders ~/Library/Caches/DEVONagent and ~/Library/Caches/com.devon-technologies.agent on your own while the application isn’t running.

3

Same here. Problem still exists (on iMac, Intel, 10.5.1) but same version works properly on my G4 PB, PPC, here the cache is clearing and DA is quitting.

4

I don’t think there’s anything going on but a large cache and a Preferences setting directing DEVONagent to clear the cache on Quit. Patience will likely be rewarded by completion of cache cleaning and a successful Quit.

Suggested approaches, if you don’t want to wait for cache clearing on Quit:

  1. In Preferences > Search uncheck the option to clear cache on Quit. Then make it an occasional practice to either select DEVONagent > Empty Cache, or follow Christian’s suggestion of manually deleting the cache files in the Finder (with DEVONagent not open at the time). OR

  2. In Preferences > Search uncheck the option to cache downloaded pages. That will prevent cache accumulation.

Comment: I use approach 1). I don’t use approach 2), as there are times when I want the cache to be available for searches. If I use the Empty Cache command, it will be at a time when I can leave DEVONagent ample time to complete the operation while I’m doing something else, using a different application.

5

In the meantime I also use approach 1), Tried to wait until cache clearing several times, but it ended up in a totally frozen DA always (waited up to 25 minutes).

What I don’t understand is the difference between PPC and Intel, one way it works and the other one it don’t.

6

Please create a sample of the frozen DEVONagent using Apple’s Activity Monitor and send it to our support address. Thanks in advance!