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RAM Disks Might Prove Useful For Certain Programs
RAM disks aren't usually considered a possible setup for one's computer because of the increased boot up and shutdown times but I'm thinking that it has a one really great use - when you use really resource heavy programs that you constantly open and close all day long.
Take Microsoft Word for example. The program is very resource heavy so that whenever you re-open it again, it takes perhaps 5+ seconds to open. You have Word documents open at one time but sometimes, you close all of them. Then you re-open it a second later for another document. You have to wait while the entire program restarts. If it was part of the RAM disk, the file would open instantaneously.
The huge disadvantage of RAM disks is that in the morning, when you boot up, and at night when you shutdown, it takes longer as Microsoft Word is stored into RAM. But if you open and close and re-open Microsoft word even once during the day, you have broken "even" on time usage. And anything more is time saved. I literally will close and reopen Word like 50 times a day and it gets annoying to wait those 3-5 seconds so I'm thinking I’m going to save a lot of time and aggravation.
Other programs that would benefit are: Excel, Outlook, Chrome, Search Program, and especially PDF programs like Adobe Acrobat which are so resource heavy (and you open and close all the time). I don't know if an antivirus like Bitdefender would benefit from a RAM disk since the Bit defender is always on so it's always going to stay within the computer's RAM. What do you guys think?
BEST RAM DISK?
I haven't set it up fully yet. It gets confusing and I'm starting to wonder if all this work is worth it. Maybe I picked the wrong program. I'm willing to start over. What do you guys think is the best one to use for a non-computer expert (aka casual user)?
1. Dataram RAMDisk
2. Softperfect RAMDisk
3. Primo RamDisk
Thanks for your help, guys.