Clear viewer cache vs. Clear inventory cache

[Aislin Ceawlin]

In my 7 1/2 years, I have cleared my viewer cache numerous times (back in the day we thought it would cure everything, lol), but I have never used the "Clear inventory cache" option....what does that do?? I'm having the issue of all of my saved outfit folders being suddenly empty! I looked back in the forums and saw the advice that Amethyst gave of clearing the cache. I'm curious if I should clear my inventory or viewer cache??? 

[Alwin Alcott]

clear inventory cache will remove your local inventory files, and rebuild/re download them from the LL servers, most likely inventory problems like you mention will be solved.

[Bobbie Faulds]

Exactly. Clearing your viewer cache will clear out all the textures in there....everything you've seen around you. It will have to be downloaded again. I would recommend maxing that number out in your preferences, btw...It goes up to 9K+. The problem most people have with textures not rezzing is they have their cache number set way too low so that it fills up rather quickly in SL. Then it has to start swapping out textures. Maxing that number helps with that problem.

[Aislin Ceawlin]

Thank you so very much!!