topic Re: What is happening when Pro displays: Creating Geoprocessing Cache in ArcGIS Pro Questions

What is happening when Pro displays: Creating Geoprocessing Cache

RTPL_AU — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 04:57:49 GMT

I am trying to get a config set up to have Pro start as fast as possible to get to where I can do useful work.
Currently I have it set to open a specific project with a dummy fgdb, blank toolbox, etc.

This enables me to view data & do stuff and then save a project to a new name without the superfluous folder & noise you get if you use the "Start without template" process.

One of the main slowdowns during opening the dummy project is Pro doing this:

It will take several seconds - much longer than I expect an empty map, no layout & basically empty FGDB to take to open.

Can anyone tell me exactly what Pro is doing during this stage and how best to make it do it as fast as possible (or not at all)?

If I don't yet know what data I am going to be using at this stage what is Pro trying to cache? LOL.

Re: What is happening when Pro displays: Creating Geoprocessing Cache

paleo78 — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 19:20:36 GMT

I see the same. When the geoprocessing tool tab is clicked on or started, "Creating Geoprocessing Cache" will pop up and run for up to a minute before allowing me to proceed with work.

Re: What is happening when Pro displays: Creating Geoprocessing Cache

paleo78 — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:23:56 GMT

I'm still having the longer-than-ideal wait times for the "Creating Geoprocessing Cache" spinning wheel when I click on the geoprocessing pane in Pro. The only thing I've found that works is to delete out everything in the temp cache folder (see below) and let it repopulate. For the first few uses of Pro, it then works snappy. Unfortunately, the cache creation time creeps back up to a one minute wait or for for me.

Has anyone else found a reason and solution for this excessive caching time?

https://support.esri.com/en-us/knowledge-base/how-to-delete-arcgis-pro-temporary-files-000026912

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\ESRI\Local Caches

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\ESRI\Local Caches.