Questions tagged [system]

Use this tag for questions targeting the interaction between Blender and the underlying operating system.

Question involving the interaction between Blender and the operating system on which it is launched, e.g. Microsoft Windows, Apple OSX or a Linux-based OS.

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What is the blendcache_learning folder?

Google gives me no results for this folder that appears in my project folder. Can I delete it? Can I disable it somehow? If it's not important why is it not kept in Blender's temporary folder somewhere?
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Blender for Chromebook

How would I be able to run Blender on a Chromebook? The Rollapp is a farce that demands money for free software, and the whole reason I didn't buy a windows laptop is because I hate Windows 10, so is there another option?
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Blender 2.79 Windows 64Bit - Web-Cam starts on Start-up

I have a strange behavior, when I start-up the newest official Blender-release, my WebCam starts up. I cannot find any point. where to stop this. I guess, there's something "connected" to the start-up of Blender concerning "session-recording" for…
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Why does undo move back more than one step or not work at all?

I have the latest version of blender (2.83.2). I have issues with undo. When I press Ctrl+Z it doesn't move back one step instead it may return to first step in the first project or doesn't move back at all. I loaded the factory settings and nothing…
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Is System Console only way to visualize File Export Progress data?

Is "System Console" the only way to visualize File Export progress time? When exporting FBX scenes or geometry large or small, How to see File Export Progress data?
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How can I prevent Blender from making a dump when crashing

Blender recently caused a severe problem with my operating system (OpenSuse 15.2) when it crashed, leaving a huge data dump, which caused my whole system to freeze or crash thereafter, whenever it was put under any stress - even if Blender was not…
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Particle system puts everything on a circle around object ? Tried with Geometry nodes too, the same

New to blender I try modeling a tick .. I'm about to put hait on the body but it doesn't work.. when I add a partcile system (or geometry nodes) everything is added on a circle around the object.. here's the link to the file.. :…
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Blender keeps on saying "Not responding"

So, I am trying to make something. Whenever I try to press something, blender freezes and says "not responding". Like every two seconds. I cannot use blender if this keeps on happening. I feel it's because of the file size since it may be too…
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Blender particle system , emitting a mesh with a particle system

I made a simple flower and i used the particle system for the petels , now im trying to use the particle system on my plane to emmit the flower but its rendering as a mesh without the petels , is there a way to fix that?
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How to Update Blender

I want to update to 2.8, and it looks like I just have to download that version. Will i have to delete my old version or will it automatically replace it?
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Blender 2.8 interface becomes so laggy

I downloaded blender 2.8 a couple of weeks ago and it was working fine. Yesterday, the interface became so laggy. I'm not able to spot the issue because I didn't install a new software or something like that. Maybe I tried to install Quick Functions…
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Blender 2.79 undo "partially" applies

I hit a ctrl-Z problem : the undo works in edit mode but won't apply in object mode. Undo history (ctrl-Alt-Z) won't show neither. I get the same behaviour in the History buttons of the Tools panel... Any clue on this ? Thanks, Fred
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My system is slow, but can I run Blender better anyway?

this is my computer's system, I'm trying to use Blender 2.78, but it works so slow. Is there anything I can do about it?
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Certain files crash when opened in Blender

A few Blender files I have crash immediately upon being opened. I am using Blender V.3.6.5 on a Mac with OSV10.15.7 (Catalina). All the files that crash were originally made in Blender V2.79 according to my text editor app. What could be causing the…
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The particle system when adding a collection

there is such a problem when adding trees through the particle system, they appear not in the right place, but below, how can this be fixed?
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