diff --git a/lumicks/pylake/detail/caching.py b/lumicks/pylake/detail/caching.py
index ca323ec05..85e31892b 100644
--- a/lumicks/pylake/detail/caching.py
+++ b/lumicks/pylake/detail/caching.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import sys
+
 import numpy as np
-from cachetools import LRUCache, cached
+from cachetools import LRUCache, keys, cached, cachedmethod
 
 global_cache = False
 
@@ -94,3 +96,59 @@ def read_lazy_cache(self, key, src_field):
             self._cache[key] = np.asarray(src_field)
 
         return self._cache[key]
+
+
+def _getsize(x):
+    return x.nbytes if isinstance(x, np.ndarray) else sys.getsizeof(x)
+
+
+_method_cache = LRUCache(maxsize=1 << 30, getsizeof=_getsize)  # 1 GB of cache
+
+
+def method_cache(name):
+    """A small convenience decorator to incorporate some really basic instance method memoization
+
+    Note: When used on properties, this one should be included _after_ the @property decorator.
+    Data will be stored in the `_cache` variable of the instance.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    name : str
+        Name of the instance method to memo-ize. Suggestion: the instance method name.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    ::
+
+        class Test:
+            def __init__(self):
+                self._cache = {}
+                ...
+
+            @property
+            @method_cache("example_property")
+            def example_property(self):
+                return 10
+
+            @method_cache("example_method")
+            def example_method(self, arguments):
+                return 5
+
+
+        test = Test()
+        test.example_property
+        test.example_method("hi")
+        test._cache
+        # test._cache will now show {('example_property',): 10, ('example_method', 'hi'): 5}
+    """
+
+    # cachetools>=5.0.0 passes self as first argument. We don't want to bump the reference count
+    # by including a reference to the object we're about to store the cache into, so we explicitly
+    # drop the first argument. Note that for the default key, they do the same in the package, but
+    # we can't use the default key, since it doesn't hash in the method name.
+    def key(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return keys.hashkey(self._location, name, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    return cachedmethod(
+        lambda self: _method_cache if global_cache and self._location else self._cache, key=key
+    )
diff --git a/lumicks/pylake/detail/confocal.py b/lumicks/pylake/detail/confocal.py
index 64b3bfe3e..d8e27797e 100644
--- a/lumicks/pylake/detail/confocal.py
+++ b/lumicks/pylake/detail/confocal.py
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
 
 from .image import reconstruct_image, reconstruct_image_sum
 from .mixin import PhotonCounts, ExcitationLaserPower
+from .caching import method_cache
 from .plotting import parse_color_channel
-from .utilities import method_cache, could_sum_overflow
+from .utilities import could_sum_overflow
 from ..adjustments import no_adjustment
 from .imaging_mixins import TiffExport
 
@@ -208,9 +209,11 @@ class BaseScan(PhotonCounts, ExcitationLaserPower):
         End point in the relevant info wave.
     metadata : ScanMetaData
         Metadata.
+    location : str | None
+        Path of the confocal object.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, name, file, start, stop, metadata):
+    def __init__(self, name, file, start, stop, metadata, location):
         self.start = start
         self.stop = stop
         self.name = name
@@ -220,6 +223,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, file, start, stop, metadata):
         self._timestamp_factory = _default_timestamp_factory
         self._pixelsize_factory = _default_pixelsize_factory
         self._pixelcount_factory = _default_pixelcount_factory
+        self._location = location
         self._cache = {}
 
     def _has_default_factories(self):
@@ -243,12 +247,13 @@ def from_dataset(cls, h5py_dset, file):
         start = h5py_dset.attrs["Start time (ns)"]
         stop = h5py_dset.attrs["Stop time (ns)"]
         name = h5py_dset.name.split("/")[-1]
+        location = file.h5.filename + h5py_dset.name
         try:
             metadata = ScanMetaData.from_json(h5py_dset[()])
         except KeyError:
             raise KeyError(f"{cls.__name__} '{name}' is missing metadata and cannot be loaded")
 
-        return cls(name, file, start, stop, metadata)
+        return cls(name, file, start, stop, metadata, location)
 
     @property
     def file(self):
@@ -269,6 +274,9 @@ def __copy__(self):
             start=self.start,
             stop=self.stop,
             metadata=self._metadata,
+            # If it has no location, it will be cached only locally. This is safer than implicitly
+            # caching it under the same location as the parent.
+            location=None,
         )
 
         # Preserve custom factories
@@ -512,5 +520,4 @@ def get_image(self, channel="rgb") -> np.ndarray:
         if channel not in ("red", "green", "blue"):
             return np.stack([self.get_image(color) for color in ("red", "green", "blue")], axis=-1)
         else:
-            # Make sure we don't return a reference to our cache
             return self._image(channel)
diff --git a/lumicks/pylake/detail/tests/test_caching.py b/lumicks/pylake/detail/tests/test_caching.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f85eb721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lumicks/pylake/detail/tests/test_caching.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import pytest
+
+from lumicks.pylake.detail import caching
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "location, use_global_cache",
+    [
+        (None, False),
+        (None, True),
+        ("test", False),
+        ("test", True),
+    ],
+)
+def test_cache_method(location, use_global_cache):
+    calls = 0
+
+    def call():
+        nonlocal calls
+        calls += 1
+
+    class Test:
+        def __init__(self, location):
+            self._cache = {}
+            self._location = location
+
+        @property
+        @caching.method_cache("example_property")
+        def example_property(self):
+            call()
+            return 10
+
+        @caching.method_cache("example_method")
+        def example_method(self, argument=5):
+            call()
+            return argument
+
+    old_cache = caching.global_cache
+    caching.set_cache_enabled(use_global_cache)
+    caching._method_cache.clear()
+    test = Test(location=location)
+
+    cache_location = caching._method_cache if use_global_cache and location else test._cache
+
+    assert len(cache_location) == 0
+    assert test.example_property == 10
+    assert len(cache_location) == 1
+    assert calls == 1
+    assert test.example_property == 10
+    assert calls == 1
+    assert len(cache_location) == 1
+
+    assert test.example_method() == 5
+    assert calls == 2
+    assert len(cache_location) == 2
+
+    assert test.example_method() == 5
+    assert calls == 2
+    assert len(cache_location) == 2
+
+    assert test.example_method(6) == 6
+    assert calls == 3
+    assert len(cache_location) == 3
+
+    assert test.example_method(6) == 6
+    assert calls == 3
+    assert len(cache_location) == 3
+
+    assert test.example_method() == 5
+    assert calls == 3
+    assert len(cache_location) == 3
+
+    caching.set_cache_enabled(old_cache)
diff --git a/lumicks/pylake/detail/utilities.py b/lumicks/pylake/detail/utilities.py
index 5816a7dcb..21b8456b6 100644
--- a/lumicks/pylake/detail/utilities.py
+++ b/lumicks/pylake/detail/utilities.py
@@ -2,60 +2,6 @@
 import contextlib
 
 import numpy as np
-import cachetools
-
-
-def method_cache(name):
-    """A small convenience decorator to incorporate some really basic instance method memoization
-
-    Note: When used on properties, this one should be included _after_ the @property decorator.
-    Data will be stored in the `_cache` variable of the instance.
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    name : str
-        Name of the instance method to memo-ize. Suggestion: the instance method name.
-
-    Examples
-    --------
-    ::
-
-        class Test:
-            def __init__(self):
-                self._cache = {}
-                ...
-
-            @property
-            @method_cache("example_property")
-            def example_property(self):
-                return 10
-
-            @method_cache("example_method")
-            def example_method(self, arguments):
-                return 5
-
-
-        test = Test()
-        test.example_property
-        test.example_method("hi")
-        test._cache
-        # test._cache will now show {('example_property',): 10, ('example_method', 'hi'): 5}
-    """
-    if int(cachetools.__version__.split(".")[0]) < 5:
-
-        def key(*args, **kwargs):
-            return cachetools.keys.hashkey(name, *args, **kwargs)
-
-    else:
-        # cachetools>=5.0.0 started passing self as first argument. We don't want to bump the
-        # reference count by including a reference to the object we're about to store the cache
-        # into, so we explicitly drop the first argument. Note that for the default key, they
-        # do the same in the package, but we can't use the default key, since it doesn't hash
-        # in the method name.
-        def key(_, *args, **kwargs):
-            return cachetools.keys.hashkey(name, *args, **kwargs)
-
-    return cachetools.cachedmethod(lambda self: self._cache, key=key)
 
 
 def use_docstring_from(copy_func):
diff --git a/lumicks/pylake/kymo.py b/lumicks/pylake/kymo.py
index 3643056e8..0b9811fc4 100644
--- a/lumicks/pylake/kymo.py
+++ b/lumicks/pylake/kymo.py
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
     seek_timestamp_next_line,
     first_pixel_sample_indices,
 )
+from .detail.caching import method_cache
 from .detail.confocal import ScanAxis, ScanMetaData, ConfocalImage
 from .detail.plotting import get_axes, show_image
 from .detail.timeindex import to_timestamp
-from .detail.utilities import method_cache
 from .detail.bead_cropping import find_beads_template, find_beads_brightness
 
 
@@ -83,10 +83,22 @@ class Kymo(ConfocalImage):
         Coordinate position offset with respect to the original raw data.
     calibration : PositionCalibration
         Class defining calibration from microns to desired position units.
+    location : str | None
+        Path of the Kymo.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, name, file, start, stop, metadata, position_offset=0, calibration=None):
-        super().__init__(name, file, start, stop, metadata)
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        name,
+        file,
+        start,
+        stop,
+        metadata,
+        location=None,
+        position_offset=0,
+        calibration=None,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(name, file, start, stop, metadata, location)
         self._line_time_factory = _default_line_time_factory
         self._line_timestamp_ranges_factory = _default_line_timestamp_ranges_factory
         self._position_offset = position_offset
diff --git a/lumicks/pylake/low_level/low_level.py b/lumicks/pylake/low_level/low_level.py
index 855d68473..56e0c8400 100644
--- a/lumicks/pylake/low_level/low_level.py
+++ b/lumicks/pylake/low_level/low_level.py
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ def create_confocal_object(
     metadata = ScanMetaData.from_json(json_metadata)
     file = ConfocalFileProxy(infowave, red_channel, green_channel, blue_channel)
     confocal_cls = {0: PointScan, 1: Kymo, 2: Scan}
-    return confocal_cls[metadata.num_axes](name, file, infowave.start, infowave.stop, metadata)
+    return confocal_cls[metadata.num_axes](
+        name, file, infowave.start, infowave.stop, metadata, location=None
+    )
 
 
 def make_continuous_slice(data, start, dt, y_label="y", name="") -> Slice:
diff --git a/lumicks/pylake/scan.py b/lumicks/pylake/scan.py
index 31cce0a6b..e12082030 100644
--- a/lumicks/pylake/scan.py
+++ b/lumicks/pylake/scan.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 
 from .adjustments import colormaps, no_adjustment
 from .detail.image import make_image_title, reconstruct_num_frames, first_pixel_sample_indices
+from .detail.caching import method_cache
 from .detail.confocal import ConfocalImage
 from .detail.plotting import get_axes, show_image
-from .detail.utilities import method_cache
 from .detail.imaging_mixins import FrameIndex, VideoExport
 
 
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ class Scan(ConfocalImage, VideoExport, FrameIndex):
         End point in the relevant info wave.
     metadata : ScanMetaData
         Metadata.
+    location : str | None
+        Path of the Scan.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, name, file, start, stop, metadata):
-        super().__init__(name, file, start, stop, metadata)
+    def __init__(self, name, file, start, stop, metadata, location=None):
+        super().__init__(name, file, start, stop, metadata, location)
         if self._metadata.num_axes == 1:
             raise RuntimeError("1D scans are not supported")
         if self._metadata.num_axes > 2:
diff --git a/lumicks/pylake/tests/test_utilities.py b/lumicks/pylake/tests/test_utilities.py
index 5b90eae81..afd945e45 100644
--- a/lumicks/pylake/tests/test_utilities.py
+++ b/lumicks/pylake/tests/test_utilities.py
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
 import re
 
-import numpy as np
 import pytest
 import matplotlib as mpl
 from numpy.testing import assert_array_equal
 
 from lumicks.pylake.detail.confocal import timestamp_mean
 from lumicks.pylake.detail.utilities import *
-from lumicks.pylake.detail.utilities import (
-    method_cache,
-    will_mul_overflow,
-    could_sum_overflow,
-    replace_key_aliases,
-)
 
 
 def test_first():
@@ -293,48 +286,3 @@ def test_ref_dict_freezing_fail(request, compare_to_reference_dict):
         ),
     ):
         compare_to_reference_dict({"a": 5, "b": 5}, file_name="ref_dict_freezing_None_2")
-
-
-def test_cache_method():
-    calls = 0
-
-    def call():
-        nonlocal calls
-        calls += 1
-
-    class Test:
-        def __init__(self):
-            self._cache = {}
-
-        @property
-        @method_cache("example_property")
-        def example_property(self):
-            call()
-            return 10
-
-        @method_cache("example_method")
-        def example_method(self, argument=5):
-            call()
-            return argument
-
-    test = Test()
-    assert len(test._cache) == 0
-    assert test.example_property == 10
-    assert len(test._cache) == 1
-    assert calls == 1
-    assert test.example_property == 10
-    assert calls == 1
-    assert len(test._cache) == 1
-
-    assert test.example_method() == 5
-    assert calls == 2
-    assert len(test._cache) == 2
-    assert test.example_method() == 5
-    assert calls == 2
-    assert len(test._cache) == 2
-    assert test.example_method(6) == 6
-    assert calls == 3
-    assert len(test._cache) == 3
-    assert test.example_method(6) == 6
-    assert calls == 3
-    assert len(test._cache) == 3