App Settings Plugin Configuration

Hi, can anyone tell me the recommended settings for the app settings plugin configuration in admin? I am using NOP 4.4

I currently have the following settings;

Clear plugin shadow directory on startup - NO
Copy locked plugins to subdirectories on startup - NO
Use unsafe load assembly - YES
Use plugins shadow copy - NO

Is there any benefit in using the shadow directory for the assemblies?

Sometimes an assembly is locked when restarting and the site goes down, to restart I need to recycle the service.

Hi, Paul Hayes.

Technically, shadow copying allows you to install and update plugins with fewer problems; there are no other benefits. In 4.60, we completely abandoned shadow copying, as it often led to problems with the application pool on IIS

phayes wrote:

As for the settings, if shadow copying is disabled, then the remaining settings do not matter, except the “Use unsafe load assembly” setting, which can be left enabled

Thank you very much for your help.