RamDisk

[majoMo]

A suggestion: can someone to do a review RamDisk about? It seems that there is a lack in this software issue.

Somethink like:

* * * Best Free RamDisk * * *

[torres-no-tan-magnifico]

Data Ramdisk is highly rated: http://www.xxxxxxxxxxx/blog/archives/...se-in-ramdisk/

I know it's not a review but it gives some help with using the aforementioned.

[wdhpr]

Originally Posted by torresmagnifico

Data Ramdisk is highly rated: http://www.xxxxxxxxxxx/blog/archives/...se-in-ramdisk/

I know it's not a review but it gives some help with using the aforementioned.

I clicked on the link you provided and it brought up a page on how to load firefox faster by placing your profile on a ramdisk. Sounds great. I followed the instructions and tried and tried and tried and tried again. wouldn't work. Firefox would create a new profile and failed to load the one on the newly completed ramdisk
Would love to be able to get firefox to load faster. As it is it takes 12 to 15 seconds to load. I can live with it.
Oh by the way I backed up firefox before trying this and I'm glad I did

PS: DataRam is highly regarded from what I can see.

Cheers
Wdhpr

[MilesAhead]

I did the bit of loading FF from ramdisk. It's best to use FF portable version. Even though you can use DataRam feature to save the contents of the image, it's faster and easier just to use the xcopy batch file on start up to copy the contents of the FF portable folder into the ram disk.

I abandoned that though after trying Chrome variants. I started with Iron browser, then just went to the google Chrome 6.0.4.22.0 latest development version. It runs multiple exe files and loads off the HD very fast, even if the HD is under load. I went through the RamDisk FF bit because it drove me crazy if I was in the middle of a video mux, and didn't happen to have FF open. I had to wait about a minute for FF to load off the drive.

Chrome just gets up and goes. It doesn't have as many AddOns or extensions as FF yet, but you don't need as many. I'm using 6 for multi tab management, bookmark and password sync(without using a google account or you could use the built-in sync) etc... whereas I used to run at least a dozen(not counting themes) in FF.. for the same experience.

If you are paranoid about google tracking the Chrome forum has a link to a small utility that removes the unique ID from your installation.

[J_L]

Originally Posted by wdhpr

I clicked on the link you provided and it brought up a page on how to load firefox faster by placing your profile on a ramdisk. Sounds great. I followed the instructions and tried and tried and tried and tried again. wouldn't work. Firefox would create a new profile and failed to load the one on the newly completed ramdisk
Would love to be able to get firefox to load faster. As it is it takes 12 to 15 seconds to load. I can live with it.
Oh by the way I backed up firefox before trying this and I'm glad I did

PS: DataRam is highly regarded from what I can see.

Cheers
Wdhpr

Make sure you follow all of the instructions, especially setting IsRelative to 0. That's not shown in the animation for some reason.

[wdhpr]

I know were a little off topic here....But oh well

MilesAhead

I abandoned that though after trying Chrome variants. I started with Iron browser, then just went to the google Chrome 6.0.4.22.0 latest development version.

Chrome and it's variants have a good reputation for performance and speed. I just can't live without my Roboform and a few other select add-ons. I'm sure I could get by without having all 19 of them

J.L.

Make sure you follow all of the instructions, especially setting IsRelative to 0. That's not shown in the animation for some reason.

Thanks. I did catch that. and no It didn't make a difference
I think running the Portable version of FF on the ram disk would be a cleaner option.

Cheers everyone
Wdhpr

[MilesAhead]

The thing that held me back is I have my own ftp site. I wanted to use that, like I can with SyncPlaces. But it's worth it for the speed. I don't want to go back to drumming my fingers on the desk waiting for the FF window to show. Besides, they are all going multi-process to compete. Might as well get with the one that's been doing it that way.

I hope either SyncPlaces is ported to Chrome or FF is close enough to being Chrome that it's a distinction without a difference.

Anyway, back to the topic, if you use the XCopy scheme to load FF off the portable FF folder into the Ram Disk, then you can use any ram disk that lets you assign a drive letter.