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[Kirk Baker]

Photo Mechanic uses the Windows function CreateDirectory() to create the directories for the cache folders.[...]
PM passes NULL for the security descriptor which has the following effect:

In the comments below this exception was noted:

Note: CreateDirectory and CreateDirectoryEx will bypass the security of the parent folder if SeRestorePrivilege is enabled.

Does this mean anything to you?

I looked at the documentation for that value and also searched the entire source code of PM and did not find SeRestorePrivilege anywhere in it.  I understand what it does, but PM doesn't activate that mode.

-Kirk

[VGER]

I found out something else:

Starting PM doesn't louse up the ACLs. Exiting PM does.

I reset the ACLs and checked (ok), started PM and checked (ok), exited PM and checked (wrong).

I have set PM to "clear cache on exit". Let's see what this does...

Bingo: Now (option "clear on exit" disabled) the ACLs "survive" a PM start/exit cycle!

[Kirk Baker]

When empty cache on exit is enabled, how much of the cache folder tree remains for you?

-Kirk

[VGER]

When empty cache on exit is enabled, how much of the cache folder tree remains for you?

Everything. ;-)

Apparently, nothing is deleted at all. /preview and /tumb contain no less subdirs than before. I haven't looked at the files contained therein, though.

A manual "clear all" (button in config dialog) doesn't do more either.

[Hayo Baan]

Ok, looks like we're getting somewhere! Have you already tried moving the location of the cache too? Is the behaviour the same?

Cheers,
Hayo

[VGER]

Ok, looks like we're getting somewhere! Have you already tried moving the location of the cache too? Is the behaviour the same?

Yes, I relocated the /cache directory (setting in PM's config) and said "delete old" when asked. The new directories also got the funny permissions. The latest discoveries (PM start vs. exit) I have performed on the standard location again (after moving back the cache), since there apparently wasn't any difference in behaviour to the new one (a top-level directory on the volume.)

[Kirk Baker]

When PM is running on your system, what user is PM running as?  (You can view this in the Windows Task Manager)

-Kirk

[VGER]

PM is running under my normal "work" user. Nothing abnormal there.