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 In the image settings section image compression and tile related values can be configured.
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 ==== Image settings ====
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-^ Field ^ Description ^
+In the cache settings section the cache strategy of the system can be defined.
-| Use cache | ... |
-| Cache path | ... |
-| Retention days | ... |
-| Disk free space required for caching |
-| Tile cache | ... |
-| Cloud storage cache | ... |
-| Drive size | ... |
-| Total cache size | ... |
-Other menu options:
+The learn more about what kind of data is cached in general, see [[caching|this page]].
-  * Empty cache older than retention days: ...
+^ Field	^ Description ^
-  * Empty cache for orphan slides: ...
+| Use cache | Indicates whether or not the system caches requested tiles. By default, caching is turned off. |
-  * Empty all cache: ...
+| Cache path | The directory where cache files are stored. This is a web application relative path |
+| Retention days | The number of days after which a cache file is automatically erased by the system |
+| Tile cache | Indication of current space consumption of cached tiles |
+| S3 cache | Indication of current space consumption of cached chunks of slides that reside on S3 storage |
+| Total cache size | Accumulated cache space consumption |
+=== Operations ===
+^ Operation ^ Description ^
+| Empty cache older than retention days | Erase cache files that haven't been consulted recently |
+| Empty cache for orphan slides | Erases cache files for slides that do not exist anymore |
+| Empty all cache | Erases all cache files |
+| Save | Saves the cache settings |
 Don't forget to press the "Save" button before navigating away from this page.
 ==== Barcode settings ====
+Settings about barcode recognition by PMA.core. This is an algorithm converting barcode images to text
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+^ Field ^ Description ^
+| Try harder to read barcode texts | Allow for more time consuming algorithms to read the barcodes. This can slow the system down but provide more accurate results |
+| Disable barcode scanning | Disable barcode scanning completely for speed. You can disable this safely if you don't want the barcodes to be read in text  |