Dec 01
In this video I want to show you how I deal with temporary internet files. Because I don’t want them to mess up my hard disk I have to get rid of them somehow: Gavotte’s RAM-Disk! There are several RAM-Disk software on the market like Cenatek, SuperSpeed and QSoft, but they are all shareware and require registration! I happen to find Gavotte’s Ramdisk which is based on the Windows Ramdisk without the typical 32MB limitation. It’s free, very easy to use and has 85% popularity ( Dec 2008 …
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April 29th, 2009 at 6:11 PM
Why not do this instead: Disable disk cache through the about:config menu and increase the size of the memory cache directly in the Firefox configuration. That way, you won’t have to deal with the “overhead” brought about by the virtual “ramdisk.” It’s practically the same net result, right? Upon closing Firefox, the cache stored in memory is released, and the temporary internet files aren’t stored on the hard drive. Please clarify for me. I don’t understand why you would go any other route.
April 30th, 2009 at 3:06 AM
My “other route”, as you wrote, has first been applied for IE when FireFox didn’t exist. I have already tried this out because someone else wrote something similar on my former FF vid in resulting for my browser to no longer work properly. After undoing it FF then started to work properly again – until today!
Besides: RamDisk have transfer rates of 1.5-2GB/s with a few ns of access time!
May 7th, 2009 at 6:48 PM
This is brilliant
May 19th, 2009 at 2:44 PM
If you put your cache into memory and have no disk cache then whenever you close firefox all data in the cache will be lost and next time pages will take longer to load, hence defeating the purpose of a cache.
A better idea would be to use a memory stick which will keep its data and it has a far faster access speed than hard disk.
May 20th, 2009 at 3:42 AM
You got two important things wrong!
#1: The purpose of a cache is NOT defeated because you’re storing the incoming files somewhere while using Firefox ( at this moment, right? ). That’s why I call them “permanent internet files!”
#2: Memory stick are faster than harddisks concerning their ACCESS TIME, yes, but not their TRANSFER RATES which are currently around 16MB/s! No good with the memory stick!
So why wasting a short-lifespan flash media when you can easily use long-life RAM instead?
May 20th, 2009 at 6:27 AM
#1: If files are only being stored while using Firefox, then the next time it opens it will be slower as I said. If things have to be cached again and again it just slows things down.
#2: The transfer rate may be slower, but overall they are faster than hark disks. That is why memory sticks are good for ReadyBoost.
You are calling flash media short-lifespan and RAM long-life span, when flash media always keeps its data and RAM loses its data when the computer is turned off.
May 20th, 2009 at 7:19 AM
That’s the difference between volatile and non-volatile memory! And concerning the lifespan I was talking about the product lifespan, not the data’s lifespan!
I personally do not bother at all caching internet files over and over again because I only cache what I need. The rest is left away. And when I’m done, the no longer needed data wanders off to the shredder!
May 20th, 2009 at 11:01 AM
How do you know that you are justified to say that RAM has a longer product lifespan than memory sticks?
What you don’t realize is having cache on memory means it is cached again and again, as every time Firefox starts the cache is recreated.
June 10th, 2009 at 7:44 AM
Can I install FF on RAMDisk instead?
June 10th, 2009 at 8:01 AM
I have Windows 7 x64, and every time I ran this Gavotte ramdisk, it always failed. Yes, I ran it as administrator, even n compatibility mode still failed. Any idea?
June 10th, 2009 at 11:43 AM
That wouldb’t be such a good idea because, as I mentioned, “…the RAM-Disk is wiped!” That means that the FF program files are deleted! Better leave it on your HDD program folder ( by default )!
June 10th, 2009 at 5:05 PM
I just realized that. The app It does not work with Win7 x64 even in compatibility mode. Is there any program I can use?
June 19th, 2009 at 3:14 PM
have you got windows xp
June 21st, 2009 at 2:55 PM
Well, sure I do! Why?
July 10th, 2009 at 1:19 AM
Thanks !!
July 10th, 2009 at 9:45 AM
You’re welcome! Good luck with it!
July 28th, 2009 at 3:51 PM
To cache off you go into the Config Browser
about: config
make a right click, select * New * and then
* Integer *
As the name of the variable forgives you
Network.dnsCacheExpiration * * and the value to * 0 * ok
July 28th, 2009 at 3:56 PM
cache is also off
bye amigo
July 28th, 2009 at 6:33 PM
sorry, I understand. good idea. very good.
October 13th, 2009 at 3:37 PM
someone please explain step 8, what does it help and what does it clear? i want to keep my passwords, browsing history, search history etc.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:52 PM
RAM stores data via transistor that open conductive pathways. Memory sticks (Flash Memory) store data via tunneling electrons through an oxide – the tunneling breaks down the oxide after a limited number of writes (around a million). That’s why RAM has a longer lifetime … essentially an infinite number of writes compared to flash memory (what memory sticks use).
November 21st, 2009 at 3:23 AM
This turns memorey into a hard disk,who needs that?
November 23rd, 2009 at 6:17 AM
Developers, for example, use them to shorten the compiler’s and linker’s processing time. People who are working on video and photo editing software need a certain “workspace” to put their masterpiece together. Or use them as a digital junkyard for all kind of temporary files coming out of nowhere. Ramdisks provide a great array of assistance these days, you know?
November 23rd, 2009 at 6:32 AM
If you have the memory its ok,but a flash drive is cheaper.
November 24th, 2009 at 1:34 PM
You’re right concerning the price! But Ramdisk go around 1,5 – 2 GBytes per second. That’s WAY FASTER than flash storage, yes, even SSD can’t beat them yet!