Cache

General Function Checklist

Check the caching system to ensure that it is functioning as expected.

• Start by pressing the Clear All button from the Cache tab in Preferences.

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• •  There are no entries seen in the Cache tab after pressing Clear All (Current Cache Size should be 0mb).

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• Select the genome Arabidopsis thaliana and press the Load Sequence button.The

•  Verify that the following prompt appears:  

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• Select Yes to cache the sequence.

•  After a moment, the Cache tab in Preferences should contain the following entries:

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•  Verify that the Current Cache Size is

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• 32mb.

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• • Adjust the Max Cache Size to 15mb.

The
• •  Verify that the following popup
should appear
• • appears on the screen:

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• • Now remove the 2bit file (29mb) from the cache by highlighting the file and clicking Remove.
Observe
• •  Verify that the Current Cache Size has changed to 2mb.

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• Select Reset Cache Preferences and ensure that Cache preferences have been reset.

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  • •    Note: How do we determine if Cache Preferences have been reset, because I am not observing any confirmation that the cache preferences have been reset.

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