Exclamation marked file names created on server

I'm getting files like "U!!3D_Render_1" on my server from Fusion. i'm assuming it's something to do with the caching, but they don't delete after renders complete. Just wondering what's creating this folder structure and can I delete them, or create a folder where they will always go, rather than in the root folder of the server? I'm using Network rendering, and the files are showing up in the root of the destination folder for the saver.

Thanks,

Fusion will not cache to disk unless you specifically set it up to do so. And that being said, it's on a tool basis, not comp.

I have never seen that before, so i can't be 100% sure it's not a new 'thingy'

can you describe your current setup?

Hey Rony,

I'm using 3 network rendering nodes. I have network mapped drives W:/ V:/ and X:/ all network mapped drives are visible on all the network render nodes. The Network Master is set up to have LoaderCache "V:/" which is the only mapping to the root of V:/ so I'm guessing the loader when sent to the network render are also getting cached in to the root of V:/ in a folder name "V!!_[file_name]" and rendering the saver.

Does that help at all?

I would not cache the loader for network renders, it serves no purpose.
Network caches are good for local workflows, but networks still have to pull the 'cache' location as they won't be on those machines.

Try removing that and let me know what you get.

Thanks Rony,

From the Global and new comp defaults Preferences from the Fusion Network Render Manger, it doesn't give me an option to disable caching. Is this something specific to each project file in Fusion, or is this a global setting of Fusion itself? The way I currently am set up is that one of the render nodes is the render manager, not my licensed dongle workstation, so i'm not sure where this preference needs to be changed from.

The ability to disable caching for loaders is under Globals>Loader. You'll want enable the disable on network render slaves.

You can turn ON caching for loaders on a per-comp basis under Comp>Loader. You can set a custom separator there too, it defaults to "!". That's because you can't put "\" in a folder name. So it just does a replacement. But if you change it, change it on all you machines. Turning this on only sets the default for LD's, you can still override it on a per-LD basis if you choose.

Also, the cache files and folders do not get cleaned up, ever. All maintenance on that is up to you or whatever script you make to manage it for you.

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Sorry Chad, I must be missing a step to get the "disable on network render slaves"

maybe disable "Cache files from network DiskCaches?

Thanks for the clarification on the custom separator, I see that as an option in the preferences.

Sorry Chad, I must be missing a step to get the "disable on network render slaves"

The first checkbox, "Disable all local caching". That's a preference per installation (really per preference, so if you run your workstations with a separate render preference file, you can have the best of both).

got it, thanks again!