SSD and Temp File Render

[vogelhausdesign]

Hey everyone, I have a quick question for you. This might be specific, but I'm sure someone can help me. I have my user folder set up on a separate HDD, my SSD is only my app's and system files, however I've noticed that while doing test renders inside Maya/Cinema 4D that when I render in the window ( Preview render) it writes MASSIVE temp files to my SSD system disk.. Like 4-8gigs per render ( on animations ) .. I'd like to figure out how to avoid this as It's going to shorten the life of my boot disk, also causing it to slow down.

Any advice? I already checked out the applications themselves, these is no temp write path setting.

Thanks everyone.

12-Core 2.93 Mac Pro, 24GB Ram, OWC Extreme 250gig SSD 6TB Internal HDD

 

[vogelhausdesign]

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Sorry to bump, lot of views and no replies, anyone have any ideas? Thanks again guys

 

[VirtualRain]

Hey everyone, I have a quick question for you. This might be specific, but I'm sure someone can help me. I have my user folder set up on a separate HDD, my SSD is only my app's and system files, however I've noticed that while doing test renders inside Maya/Cinema 4D that when I render in the window ( Preview render) it writes MASSIVE temp files to my SSD system disk.. Like 4-8gigs per render ( on animations ) .. I'd like to figure out how to avoid this as It's going to shorten the life of my boot disk, also causing it to slow down.

Any advice? I already checked out the applications themselves, these is no temp write path setting.

Thanks everyone.

12-Core 2.93 Mac Pro, 24GB Ram, OWC Extreme 250gig SSD 6TB Internal HDD

Before you get too concerned, I would suggest this excellent analysis of SSD longevity...
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4159/ocz-vertex-3-pro-preview-the-first-sf2500-ssd/2

If it was me, and I had plenty of spare space on the SSD (which I'm guessing you have) I wouldn't worry about it - presumably you got an SSD for the added performance... Why not use it?

 

[vogelhausdesign]

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[vogelhausdesign]

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I appreciate the reply and agree with you, however, although I do have lots of free space I do about 6 test renders a day and my lighting caches are writing almost 40 gigs and erasing 40 gigs every day. I think it's starting to wear it out, if I can avoid it I'd like to know if there is a way I can write /var temp files to RAM instead of disk cache on my ssd

 

[cutterman]

Off the cuff maybe there is an entry in the preference file that specifies the tmp path.

You may have better luck at the software's support site.

 

[vogelhausdesign]

Off the cuff maybe there is an entry in the preference file that specifies the tmp path.

You may have better luck at the software's support site.

I checked and I didn't see anything in the programs themselves, maybe the support community could help. But I remember there being some way to make temp files write to RAM instead of temp block files on your disk.. that ring a bell for anyone?