I just installed dnn 5.1.2 on a Windows 2008 Server. I tried turning on the file based caching but I am not seeing any files that are created in the Portals/_default/Cache folder (the install only contains one portal). I'm expecting to see files that have a GUID for a name in this folder but no files are ever created.
This is how I set it up. In the web.config I set
<add key="EnableCachePersistence" value="true" />
<caching defaultProvider="FileBasedCachingProvider">
<providers>
<add name="FileBasedCachingProvider" type="DotNetNuke.Services.Cache.FileBasedCachingProvider.FBCachingProvider, DotNetNuke.Caching.FileBasedCachingProvider" providerPath="~\Providers\CachingProviders\FileBasedCachingProvider\" />
</providers>
</caching>
On the host settings page under 'Performance Settings' I set
Page State Persistence = Page
Module Caching Method = Disk
Cache Setting'= Heavy
Authenticated Cacheability = Server
Still no evidence of any files being created. What am I missing?
Thanks in advance!