JSI Tip 1003. Control the time limit and number of cached closed files.
Jerold Schulman
January 18, 1999
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When an application closes a file, it is left in the cache. The timeout and number is controlled at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetServicesLanmanWorkstationParameters
CacheFileTimeout is a type REG_DWORD with a data value range of 0x0 - 0xFFFFFFFF seconds. The default is 0xA (10 seconds).
The value name determines how long a file will remain in the cache after is is closed.
DormantFileLimit is a type REG_DWORD with a range of 0x0 - 0xFFFFFFFF files. The default is 45 files.
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