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It supports the saving of images so that data persists across sessions, a lot of command line switches, file system selection for each RAM disk, and an option to launch programs when RAM disks load.
The program may be used to create multiple RAM Disks that are not size limited. It offers basic functionality besides that however: you cannot assign drive letters to disks, and there is no option to save and load disk images as well.
Bond Disk -- The program supports a maximum size of 640 Megabyte. The main purpose of the program is however not the creation of a RAMdisk, but storage for files that hold valuable information. Additionally, it has last been updated in 2010. Read our review of Bond Disk here. Gizmo Drive -- Gizmo drive is part of Gizmo Central, and cannot be downloaded separately. The program's main purpose is the mounting of disk images or encrypted hard drive images. One of the features that it supports however is the creation of RAM drives. You may use it to create multiple RAMDisks that are not limited in size. Program has not been updated since 2011. VSuite Ramdisk Free Edition -- Last updated in 2010, the program is only available as a 32-bit version. It supports a size of up to 4 Gigabytes, and multiple RAMDisks. Also, supports the saving and loading of data on system boot and shut down.
Generally, wholeheartedly agree. Most modern, mainstream software will make plentiful use of your ram is need be and its available which negates most RAM disk benefits. And data security outweighs any gains.
The program does not limit the size of the RAM Disk, and you may use it to create multiple disks. It supports the loading and saving of images for persistent storage options.
Edit 2 : under Palemoon and Opera, refreshing the page takes care of the problem. This has begun to happen since changes were announced to the blog interface.
Changes may be saved on shutdown, and you may select to load the saved image on start. The program lacks features that AMD's version offers, such as selecting a drive letter for the disk.
Now You : Do you use a RAM Disk on your system?
The best free RAM Disk programs for Windows.
OSFMount.
Dataram RAMDisk Software.
ImDisk Toolkit offers more than just the creation of a RAM Disk. You may use the program to mount image files as well.
On a personal note, I have used SoftPerfect RAM Disk for the past years (the latest free version), and cannot be happier with it. It offers great functionality, and the downside that it is no longer maintained does not bother me as it works fine and without issues.
The program ticks all the right boxes. It does not limit the RAM that you may use to create RAM disks, and you may create as many as you have free drive letters for.
The overview and description of each program is certainly helpful in determining the best suitable program for your use cases. I suggest you check out Raymond's RAM Disk Software benchmark to find out how many of these programs perform.
StarWind requires you to create an account on the website before the download link of the company's RAM Disk software is sent to the email account you used to register the account.
OSFMount supports the creation of multiple RAM drives, and does not limit the size of them. You may select drive letters during setup as well, and may set them to read-only. Data can be saved to image files so that you can load it in the future again.

Comments.
Hence, I’m removing gHacks from ‘Smart HTTPS’ http whitelist. Https at this time is fluid, renders pages as fast as http, and renders them complete.
However, for more ordinary users such as me, it’s far more important to know that the important files they are busy creating get regularly saved. If you think it’s being saved to disk but in fact it’s being saved to RAM, this is potentially catastrophic. This is far more problematic than the few milliseconds you might save here and there.
This is a high bar to clear — most programs that have a cache you don’t necessarily care about will use RAM, anyway.”
Chris Hoffman explains it better than I ever could, so . . .
Nice application !… And really, really specific… beats browsing for kittens on the Web any day !
RAM Disk comparison.
Edit 1 : just publishing this comment corrects the problem. This has happened me once before, and I had deleted my warning comment. I’m leaving it this time, since something obviously is afoot.
AMD Radeon RAMDisk is not limited to devices equipped with AMD Radeon hardware. Anyone can download and install the program, and use it to create a single RAM Disk with up to 4 Gigabytes of space. The limit is raised to 6 Gigabyte on systems with AMD Radeon Memory.
“Maybe there are some specific situations where some very knowledgeable users could still take advantage of such software. I would love to learn more about that.
Happy RAM Disk Day!
The program is compatible with all versions of Windows starting with Windows Vista, and supports the saving and loading of the RAM image on start or shut down for persistent storage.
I use Dataram to create a 350Mb ramdisk (R:\) at boot time, used mainly for various cache and temp folders. I have some junctions in place redirecting app folders to it, and a boot time batch script will pre-fill it with data exactly the way I want it. 350Mb may look small, but in my case it’s more than enough. Never a problem.
Editorial correction: “The following programs are not listed in the main section above for one reason or another. “
Yesterday I encountered articles’ page rendering broken whilst the homepage was fine, so I ordered ‘Smart HTTPS’ to open gHacks via http only.
However, both of the following would have to be true:
Funny to encounter Gavotte here, that’s what I used 15 years ago.
The program is created by DataRAM, a company known for its RAM Disk products. The program displays an ad for the commercial versions of AMD Radeon RAMDisk on start.
These traits make RAM Disks ideal for a lot of purposes. You may use it as fast, temporary storage for temporary data. Move the browser cache to the RAM Disk, and never have to worry again about it filling up valuable disk space (as it is only available during that session).
ImDisk Toolkit.
Under Palemoon and Opera, cleaning cache and everything since ever, then loading Ghacks brings it through http, and the layout is correct.
But I like the feature from OSFMount that allows you to mount virtual disks, sounds pretty useful.
Gavotte RAMDisk.
SoftPerfect RAM Disk is still available on their site but it’s not free anymore starting from version ‘4.0’. A free trail can be downloaded though.
Still using SoftPerfect RAM Disk on my computers. My Firefox cache is set to go there. My TEMP file location is usually there also, but when I’m running large datasets in certain programs I have to switch it to a HDD.
FYI, although all my pcs are Win 64 bit, Win 32 will use more than 4GB IF the upper ram is used for a ram disk. Thus, you can, for example, have 6GB in a 32 bit system and dedicate 2GB to the ram disk, leaving 4GB for Win 32. (Downloading and reloading a 64 bit version is probably better if you have more than 4GB, but this is only a FYI)
Actually, it offers two options here. First, you may load a disk image file in RAM, or create an empty RAM drive instead.
Thank you, corrected.
You’d have to be using a program doesn’t normally use RAM as a cache and instead insists on reading and writing small files to your hard drive. You’d have to not care about any of these files and have no problem if you lose them.
I use a ram disk to hold the sandbox created by Sandboxie. It is not only more secure, it’s faster to wipe and it does not wear out my SSD when it clears every time I close my web browser or mail client.
“You’d have to not care about any of these files and have no problem if you lose them.”
Edit 2 : the difference between the “bad” https connection (with layout broken) and the “good” https connection (with correct layout) is the former has a lock with a yellow warning, while the latter has a green lock. The yellow warning says : connection not secure, parts of this page are not secure (such as images).
The following guide provides you with an overview of the best free RAM Disk programs for devices running Microsoft's Windows operating system.
If you want to know more about RAM Disks in general, check out the Wikipedia article on RAM drives.
You may even install applications or games on the RAM Disk to benefit from faster loading times and less performance related issues while playing those games or using those apps. Another option is to move files that you want to process to the RAM Disk to speed that up.
Broken page here. The banner at the top of the page, with the menu buttons, is turned into text. Colour background of comments is gone. Same thing when disabling NoScript under Firefox, or using virgin versions of Palemoon or Opera.
Thank you for reporting the issue ;)
The best free RAM Disk programs for Windows.
Additional resources.
Designed primarily to mount virtual disk images, OSFMount comes with capabilities to create RAM Disks as well.
“There are likely some good uses for RAM disks if you really know what you’re doing.
I’m testing https again and right now all is fine, homepage as well as articles’ pages. This is performed with an empty cache.
I think he meant his TEMP directory(ies), for other programs than FF.
Do you load the http or https site?
Gavotte RAMDisk supports the creation of a single RAMDisk on Windows machines -- XP or newer as well as Server 2003 and 2008 -- with no size limitation. The interface is basic but functional. Install and remove the RAM Disk, configure its size, drive letter and media type, and use the load or save image buttons for persistent storage.
I’ve been pretty happy with the ROG ramdisk that came with my Asus motherboard. It’s been a very practical tool with my Plex Media Server, speeds up things quite a bit.
The program has not been updated in a while though, and does not support Windows 8 or Windows 10 officially.
Edit 3 : once the above comment has been moderated and published, to a correct webpage, just refreshing the page breaks it again. Now displaying the “bad” https connection, with the yellow warning upon the lock next to the address bar.
Everything seems to work fine now, with all three browsers, and different settings in NoScript and HTTPS Everywhere under Firefox. Amazing service ! Thank you !
Under Firefox, I use HTTPS Everywhere. Under Palemoon and Opera (no extensions), the faulty page opened also through https. Not sure how I got there. Probably through a search engine. With Firefox which is my main browser, I get to Ghacks posts through Quite RSS (in case this is relevant).
The https site. It seems that https might be the culprit.
“RAM Disks Explained: What They Are and Why You Probably Shouldn’t Use One”
Requirements are simple: the programs must be offered as a free version, and they must be compatible with at least Windows 7 or newer versions of Windows.
Maybe there are some specific situations where some very knowledgeable users could still take advantage of such software. I would love to learn more about that.
sandboxie in ramdrive — awesome tip! Thank you.
Edit 1 : submitting comment “over an insecure connection” publishes the comment, once again, in a page which has now the correct layout. Displayed address is still https.
The resembles to AMD Radeon RAMDisk is obvious. It is more limited than AMD's version, as you may only create RAM disks up to a size of 1023 Megabytes using it.
That’s a good reminder. I was surprised to read this article. I thought that RAM disks had gone the way of the dodo, and had been rendered obsolete by modern operating systems as well as the enormous power of contemporary hardware. It seems to me that even when RAM disks were all the rage (would that be XP times ? Windows 95 era ?), many people advised against them and spoke about snake oil.
Other RAM Disk programs.
I may have fixed the issue. Can you please try again, do a refresh (Ctrl-F5), and let me know please? Thanks for reporting the issue.
I have however a niche use case where there are significant benefits. I work as a structural engineer designing buildings. I am currently working on a building where one floor will house vibration sensitive scientific equipment. I am running a finite element analysis model to look at the impact on the dynamics of modifying a number elements and properties. Right now I have 18 models to run, each taking 2-3 hours to run. Turns out the software is fairly niche and as a result its optimisations are far from ideal! The whole thing is mostly single threaded, but can get around that by running multiple instances at once. Next issue is that analysis spends half its time maxing out my SSD at 500MB/s. I could upgrade to an NVME SSD or create an SSD RAID array but given that this is fairly infrequent work, a RAMdisk is ideal. I am shaving 30% off analysis time, and getting a more usable computer for light office tasks while analyses run :). Issue of data loss is also of low importance as I am copying files from network drive and back again when analysis is complete (worst case is a loss of a couple of hours compute time).
StarWind RAM Disk.
I’m using the ‘Smart HTTPS’ Firefox add-on. Letting it run would make gHacks opened via https.
Hitting Submit Comment (under Firefox, https) brings up a warning box : “The information you have entered on this page will be sent over an insecure connection”. I suppose this shouldn’t be the case, since it is, indeed, https://ghacks.net which is displayed in the address bar.
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The following programs are not listed in the main section above for one reason or the other. They may still prove useful to you in some situations:
If it’s really too slow, buy a faster disk or an SSD. Contradiction welcome.
Name Max Size # of disks Compatibility Load/Save Other AMD Radeon RAMDISK 4GB (6GB*) 1 Vista+ yes created by Dataram Dataram RAMDisk 1GB 1 Vista+ yes Gavotte RAMDisk limited by RAM 1 Windows XP+ yes ImDisk Toolkit limited by RAM limited by drive letters Windows XP+ yes dynamic RAM Disk, requires Microsoft .NET OSFMount limited by RAM limited by drive letters Windows XP+ yes load disk image to RAM, extend size Softperfect RAM Disk limited by RAM limited by drive letters Windows XP+ yes select file system, launch programs on load, wipe on unmount, command line switches, abandoned StarWind RAM Disk limited by RAM limited by drive letters Windows XP+ no registration before download.
However, for more ordinary users such as me, it’s far more important to know that the important files they are busy creating get regularly saved.
Softperfect RAM Disk.
Completely disabling HTTPS Everywhere, giving all permissions to Ghacks under NoScript then refreshing the page does not correct the problem.
Softperfect RAM Disk is no longer available on the Softperfect website. You may still download it from portals such as Major Geeks though.
If it’s really too slow, buy a faster disk or an SSD. Contradiction welcome.”
Now the broken page is here again (in Firefox, https). Just refreshing the page (before publishing the comment) does not correct the problem.
AMD Radeon RAMDisk.
A RAM Disk, also called RAM Drive or RAMDisk, works in many regards just like a hard drive. The core difference is that it is a virtual hard drive that uses RAM for storage. With it come notable differences born out of that: a RAM Disk is faster than hard drives, and the storage space that it offers is only available during the session unless the software supports the saving and loading of disk images.
One of the interesting features of ImDisk is that you may use it to create dynamic RAM Disks. Instead of specifying a size during setup, you may check the "allocate memory dynamically" option to have it changed on the fly.
* 6GB with AMD Radeon Memory.
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