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Today, In this article we will show you how to Speed Up Browser Using RamDisk. We used to only have one browser to choose from, but those days are long gone. There are now a lot of choices, which is good for everyone because it means there will be more competition as browsers keep getting faster and better.
Do you know what a RAM disk is? If you’ve never used a Ram Disk before, you can expect to see a nice little speed boost when you use your browser. This guide will be especially useful and helpful for people whose computers or laptops are slow or have hard drives that aren’t up to date or aren’t up to par. These days, most of us have more than enough RAM.
You can stop reading now if you have a laptop, a tablet, or another computer with a small amount of RAM. You don’t need this. But if you have enough memory to run Linux smoothly, there is a simple way to speed up your browser and many other programs as well. It’s really just two easy steps.
How to Speed Up Browser Using RamDisk
Download and Configure RAMDisk
We will use the Dataram app called RAM Disk. It is free and works on Windows XP X86 to Windows 11/10 X64. It’s also very easy to set up. Keep in mind that when you open the free version, it will show you an ad, but it won’t pop up. Follow the prompts to download and install.
- Launch the RAMDisk Configuration Utility application from the Start Menu, under Dataram RAMDisk.
- In the Disk Size box, enter 200MB. (Note We are just using 200MB for this guide, The amount you wish to use depends on how much RAM your PC has to spare. We have 8GB RAM so We made our RAMDisk 2GB)
- In the filesystem options, select FAT16. (unless you’re creating a very large RAMDisk >4GB)
- In the boot system options, leave the default as Windows.
- Hit the Start RAMDisk button and wait.
Configuring your Google Chrome browser
Chrome doesn’t have a user interface (GUI) that makes it easy to change advanced settings right now. Switches will be needed. Right-click on the shortcut to Chrome and choose Properties from the menu that comes up. The following switches need to be added to our shortcut.
- Change the cache’s directory, where the G: drive should be changed to reflect the location of your RAM disk.
--disk-cache-dir="G:/"
- Change the cache size. In bytes; the example below is 200MB.
--disk-cache-size=209715200
Configuring your Mozilla Firefox browser
The configuration panel (about:config) is where a few settings need to be changed to change Firefox’s settings. You can also go to the official Microsoft support site to know more information about this.
- Change the cache’s directory, where the G: drive should be changed to reflect the location of your RAM disk. If the key doesn’t exist, create a new String.
browser.cache.disk.parent_directory
- Change the cache size. In bytes; the example below is 200MB.
browser.cache.disk.capacity
Configuring your Opera browser
- Open a new tab in Opera.
- Paste this into the URL bar, and press enter: opera:config#UserPrefs|CacheDirectory4
- This will take you to the configuration page, to change your cache directory.
- Now create a folder on your RAMDisk, called “operacache”.
- Enter the path to your “operacache” folder, on your RAMDisk, in the “Cache Directory4″ settings.
- Remember to hit Save at the bottom of the “User prefs” settings list!
FAQ
Does more RAM make Chrome faster?
RAM will help the Web browser run, but it won’t change the speed of the Internet directly. How much better the browser will work with more RAM depends on how much memory is already in the system. If you already have enough memory to run the browser, upgrading won’t do much or anything at all.
What is benefit of RAM disk?
Original text. Get rid of loading time. The RAMDisk software turns your computer’s main memory (RAM) into a virtual drive. In general, the performance of a RAMDisk is orders of magnitude faster than that of an SSD (up to 100X) or a hard drive (up to 200X).
When should I use RAM disk?
The RAM disk drive is a way to use the main system memory as a block device ( Memory used as Disk partition to store data ). It is needed for the initrd filesystem, which is used when you need to load modules to get to the root filesystem.
What are the disadvantages of RAM disk?
The most important problem with it is how much it costs. We all know that RAM is much more expensive than a hard drive. If your computer lost power and your system crashed, you would also lose all of the information you had saved. RAM disk takes up a lot of your memory and keeps it from being used for anything else.