# Dynamix Cache Directories

Dynamix Cache Directories is a self-hosted plugins app. A Unraid plugin that keeps folder information in memory to prevent unnecessary disk spin-ups, providing a web GUI to configure the background cache_dirs service without editing command-line options. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Unraid.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/7270/dynamix-cache-directories

## Description

A Unraid plugin that keeps folder information in memory to prevent unnecessary disk spin-ups, providing a web GUI to configure the background cache_dirs service without editing command-line options.

## Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms: Unraid.

## Health score

42/100 (Fair), based on 3 of 4 factors.
- Maintained: 70 (last commit 74 days ago)
- Popular: 10 (2 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 25 (1 install platform, install notes)

## Links

- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/dynamix-cache-directories-0pffuce04va9aa?q=Dynamix%20Cache%20Directories
- GitHub: https://github.com/dlandon/cache_dirs

## Common questions

### Does Dynamix Cache Directories cache the actual files?

No, it caches directory and file names, not the files themselves. It is intended to speed up the appearance of file names in a file manager when data disks spin down after a period of inactivity.

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Source: Our Local Host (https://ourlocalhost.com/app/7270/dynamix-cache-directories), the self-hosted and open-source app directory.