1) 1:37/13-Aug-092) 2 days3) MC30904) BSP 355) 1944767Hi Eng. Team,Is there any registry key to reduce or disable the generation of the IE-History file? The index.dat in \Windows\Profiles\guest\History\History.IE5\ can get quite big so it takes almost all memory in storage area (just 500kb free). This happens in all programs using MSHTML control. Customer talked already with Microsoft about the issue, but they told that it is CE.net and so Motorola is responsible.I checked the next registry in our terminals.[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History] "CacheLimit"=dword:0000100It specifies that the limit for the history is 256Kb but they are having a much bigger file!!Is there any other key we can check?Thanks for your help as always
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Do you have any documentation that says the minimum can be split up across cookies and history? The way I see it, the minimum value of that registry key is 0x200 and anything smaller is ignored. That's independent of the usage of the key.
According to Microsoft the minimum allowed size is 0x200. Anything smaller is ignored. So, the value you're using is too small and is getting ignored. Here's the quote from Microsoft...
Speakingof the cache, the maximum amount of storage used for the cache iscontrolled by a registry setting. The default value may be different onevery device. The cache may temporarily grow beyond this limit, but thedevice will periodically remove files from the cache to bring the totalamount of space used back within the specified maximum.
If you want to adjust this limit, modify this registry setting: “HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\InternetSettings\5.0\Cache\Content”. This is a dword value that represents themaximum cache size in KB. Any value less than 0x200 is ignored, and alarger value will be used in that case. So don’t enter a value lessthan that because you won’t get the results you expect.
Youcan adjust the amount of storage used for the history and for cookiesin a similar way: by adjusting the registry setting here:“HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\InternetSettings\5.0\Cache\History” and here:“HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\InternetSettings\5.0\Cache\Cookies”.
Becareful editing the registry: this stuff is for advanced users and isnot supported. This info is valid up to and including Windows Mobile 5,but may change in a future release.
Hi George,0x200 is the minimum allowed size for Cache\Content and you can divide it between Cache\Cookies and Cache\History, for example 0x100 and 0x100.This is the way the registry is setup by default in our terminals and therefore the complete content of the cache should never be larger than 512KB.In the text is mentioned..."The cache may temporarily grow beyond this limit, but the device will periodically remove files from the cache to bring the total amount of space used back within the specified maximum."It looks like this is not happening in our devices or that is happening with less frequency than the customer needs. Do you have any information about how frequently the cache is adjusted to the limit or if this is somehow adjustable?Thanks for your help George