Up to approximately 3.5 GB on 32-bit systems. In practice, up to 26 disks due to the number of drive letters available. For example, programmers can speed-up the development process by redirecting intermediate compiler output to a RAM disk, database administrators can improve performance by using a RAM drive for things like tempdb, and so on.

While regular users will benefit from moving web-browser cache and Windows temporary files to a RAM disk, IT professionals may find even more advantages. You can also work with on-disk images and RAM disks associated with on-disk files to preserve your data between sessions. This product lets you create any number of virtual RAM disks limited only by the available memory. Modern computers are equipped with many gigabytes of RAM, and most of the time there is a lot of unused memory that could be used as a high-performance alternative to the slower HDD storage. This is particularly valuable for solid-state drives (SSD), which have a limited number of writes. As Windows and other third-party applications often create a large number of temporary files for a short time only, using a RAM disk will extend the lifespan of your hard disk by sparing it from excessive reading and writing. Furthermore, Windows can be configured to use the RAM disk for temp files, so that the system and most other applications would use the fast in-memory disk for their temporary data. SoftPerfect RAM Disk creates a virtual disk residing in the computer RAM accessible in Windows Explorer and other applications, allowing you to store any temporary information on this disk. Whatever your job is, read on to find out what a RAM disk can offer you.

As the memory is much faster than physical hard disks, storing temporary data on a fast in-memory disk achieves a higher performance. SoftPerfect RAM Disk is a high-performance RAM disk application that lets you have a disk on your computer stored entirely in its memory.

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