Settings/Services/Caching

Settings

Services

Caching

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General

These cache settings were previously added and modified via the Advancedsettings.xml file. In v21 Omega these settings were moved to the Kodi GUI settings pages.

There are no changes to these settings and they work as they did when they were added to the advancedsettings.xml file.

Note: The advancedsettings.xml method of adding these settings is deprecated. Any tags you still may have in the file will be ignored.

Buffer Mode

Settings level:	Advanced
Description:	Choose what to buffer: No buffer Only buffer true internet streams: HTTP, HTTPS, etc Buffer all internet filesystems, including: FTP, WebDAV, etc. Buffer all network filesystems, including: SMB, NFS, etc. Buffer all filesystems, including local files

Memory Size

Settings level:	Advanced
Description:	Select the number of megabytes used for buffering streams in memory. When set to 0 the cache will be written to disk instead of RAM

Read Factor

Settings level:	Advanced
Description:	This factor determines the max readrate in terms of readfactor * avg bitrate of a video file. This can help on bad connections to keep the cache filled. It will also greatly speed up buffering. Default value is 4x.

Chunk Size

Chunk Size

Settings level:	Advanced
Description:	Allows the selection of the chunk size which may improve data throughput. May aid in better playback of high bit-rate UHD files, especially on low-powered devices or slow networks. Select from: 16 KB 32 KB 64 KB 128 KB (default) 256 KB 512 KB 1 MB