Virtualized directory

[C W]

I would like to virtualize a directory on my hard drive, that is to say let the
contents of a specific directory be stored permenently in RAM. I was thinking of
using append.exe from the old dos to append a RAM drive (with currecnt contents)
to the said directory, but it is advised against. Is there a newer application
to do this ?

Chris

[Ron Badour]

I am not sure if I am clear on what you want to do; however, data cannot be
permanently stored in Ram.

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"C W" > wrote in message
...
> I would like to virtualize a directory on my hard drive, that is to say
let the
> contents of a specific directory be stored permenently in RAM. I was
thinking of
> using append.exe from the old dos to append a RAM drive (with currecnt
contents)
> to the said directory, but it is advised against. Is there a newer
application
> to do this ?
>
> Chris

[C W]

If You are familiar with append.exe then You would be sure. An application I am
using creates its own swap file, storing frequently used data there. With 256 MB
of RAM this is a waste of time, so I want to resort to RAM disk to hold this
data, but I need the ability to assign such device not a drive letter, but
specific location on an actual hard drive. Perhaps there are applications that
would do something alike in 1 step during bootup or before application is
launched ?

Chris

Ron Badour wrote:
>
> I am not sure if I am clear on what you want to do; however, data cannot be
> permanently stored in Ram.
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
> Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
> Knowledge Base Info:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
>
> "C W" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I would like to virtualize a directory on my hard drive, that is to say
> let the
> > contents of a specific directory be stored permenently in RAM. I was
> thinking of
> > using append.exe from the old dos to append a RAM drive (with currecnt
> contents)
> > to the said directory, but it is advised against. Is there a newer
> application
> > to do this ?
> >
> > Chris

[Ron Badour]

I don't think this can be done unless the program you are using has it as an
option. The program is apparently written to check for the data in a
certain file (the swap file) and without a programming change, I don't see
how it could be made to check elsewhere. I am no expert in this area so
hopefully someone who is will jump in and provide a definitive answer.

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"C W" > wrote in message
...
> If You are familiar with append.exe then You would be sure. An application
I am
> using creates its own swap file, storing frequently used data there. With
256 MB
> of RAM this is a waste of time, so I want to resort to RAM disk to hold
this
> data, but I need the ability to assign such device not a drive letter, but
> specific location on an actual hard drive. Perhaps there are applications
that
> would do something alike in 1 step during bootup or before application is
> launched ?
>
> Chris
>
> Ron Badour wrote:
> >
> > I am not sure if I am clear on what you want to do; however, data cannot
be
> > permanently stored in Ram.
> >
> > --
> > Regards
> >
> > Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
> > Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
> > Knowledge Base Info:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
> >
> > "C W" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I would like to virtualize a directory on my hard drive, that is to
say
> > let the
> > > contents of a specific directory be stored permenently in RAM. I was
> > thinking of
> > > using append.exe from the old dos to append a RAM drive (with currecnt
> > contents)
> > > to the said directory, but it is advised against. Is there a newer
> > application
> > > to do this ?
> > >
> > > Chris

[Jeff Richards]

If Windows has spare RAM it will be used for file caching. If your
application makes extensive use of its swap file then this file will be a
good candidate for caching, and will accessed from RAM most of the time.
Therefore, you don't gain any significant benefit by allocating a specific
amount of RAM to a 'virtual' folder, and you prevent Windows from making its
own decisions about what's the best use of your available RAM.

If you are determined to do this, you need a RAM DISK utility.

The DOS Append utility is used for specifying search folders for data files.
It has nothing to do with 'virtual' folders.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP W95/W98
"C W" > wrote in message
...
> If You are familiar with append.exe then You would be sure. An application
I am
> using creates its own swap file, storing frequently used data there. With
256 MB
> of RAM this is a waste of time, so I want to resort to RAM disk to hold
this
> data, but I need the ability to assign such device not a drive letter, but
> specific location on an actual hard drive. Perhaps there are applications
that
> would do something alike in 1 step during bootup or before application is
> launched ?
>
> Chris
>
> Ron Badour wrote:
> >
> > I am not sure if I am clear on what you want to do; however, data cannot
be
> > permanently stored in Ram.
> >
> > --
> > Regards
> >
> > Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
> > Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
> > Knowledge Base Info:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
> >
> > "C W" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I would like to virtualize a directory on my hard drive, that is to
say
> > let the
> > > contents of a specific directory be stored permenently in RAM. I was
> > thinking of
> > > using append.exe from the old dos to append a RAM drive (with currecnt
> > contents)
> > > to the said directory, but it is advised against. Is there a newer
> > application
> > > to do this ?
> > >
> > > Chris