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How can I keep a file in Windows 7's cache?

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 20261330 views
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Sometimes you know better than Windows what files will be re-used later. Suppose you have 8GB of memory, and you use the same 1GB file every hour in an I/O-bound application (which takes 1 second to finish if the file is cached, and 1 minute if not.) Now you process some other 16GB of data that are…

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Fix for: How can I keep a file in Windows 7's cache?

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Two things comes to mind. Copy the file to a RamDisk before first use and move it back to file when you are done with it. (QSoft’s RamDisk for $12 was recommended here) Buy a fast SSD drive and see if that helps (enough)

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