For large productions, it can be very useful to move the Spooler folder to a larger partition or drive. Read on to learn how to do this.
Warning
You will not be able to clean temporary files through CalderaDock after changing the Spooler folder's location, as the cleaning option in CalderaDock only removes files from the original location.
Default Spooler folder locations
- Linux up to version 12.1: /home/tmp
- Linux starting with version 13: /opt/caldera/var/tmp
- MacOS up to version 12.1: /CALDERADATA/TMP
- MacOS starting with version 13: /opt/caldera/var/tmp
Spooler path
The Spooler path (TMPDIR) is defined in the following three configuration files:
- /opt/caldera/lib/calserver.cfg
- /opt/caldera/lib/.CAS.config
- .cas/.CAS.config
For the third file the location will change depending of your RIP version, operating system and user account used on the system.
Linux
Path: /home/name_of_user/.cas/.CAS.config
So for example for the user "caldera" the path would be:
/home/caldera/.cas/.CAS.config.
macOS
- MacOS up to version 12.1: /CALDERADATA/Users/name_of_user/.cas/.CAS.config
- MacOS starting with version 13: /Users/name_of_user/.cas/.CAS.config
So for example in case of the user "caldera" of a version 17 of the RIP the path would be:
/Users/caldera/.cas/.CAS.config
How to show hidden folders
Info
The .cas and .CAS.config as in "dot" cas/CAS implies a hidden file or folder. Hidden files and folders can be made visible.
Linux
Use CalderaTools, select the view pull-down menu, and then "Show hidden files":
MacOS
Please consult this dedicated article.
After making the change either reboot or in terminal type:
/etc/init.d/caldera stop
[Enter]
/etc/init.d/caldera start
[Enter]
More information
Caution
Starting with CalderaRIP V16.3 and CalderaDock V3.0, the CostView web module interface was deprecated. Also with these versions, the CostEstimation option (CostView + CostProof) was retired.
CostProof alone was kept on CalderaRIP's Spooler and, in the near future, other new tools for cost and ink consumption management will be available.
- When using CostView, it is a better idea to leave the TMPDIR in its original location and use a symbolic link instead (an alias will not work), as CostView expects to see the temp folder at the default location.
- Symbolic Link (need to be root in terminal), ln -s /path/to/original/ /path/to/link
- So on a Mac with an external or additional hard drive, we have created a temp folder /Volumes/name_of_volume/tmp
- Remove the existing /CALDERADATA/TMP folder. Then when logged in as root in the terminal enter the following replacing name_of_volume with the actual name (paths and commands are all case-sensitive):
- ln -s /Volumes/name_of_volume/tmp /CALDERADATA/TMP
- This will link /CALDERADATA/TMP to the new folder /tmp on /Volumes/name_of_volume
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