On another list, this would be called a woosh.


On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Crawford, Scott <[email protected]>wrote:

> >  I backup to a RAM disk.  It's much faster that way.
>
> At best, that's only a temporary backup.  Useful if you're changing a file
> and need to revert to the previous version rather quickly. Otherwise, as
> soon as that machine goes down for any reason, your backup starts to fade
> rather quickly. Some of the compressed-air-ram-freezing techniques may be
> useful here, but unless you're nearby soon, you're out of luck.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 8:29 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: RAMDisk Prevalence?
>
> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Sam Cayze <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Haven't heard of the notion of using RAMdisks in AGES.  Are people
> > still using them?
>
>  I backup to a RAM disk.  It's much faster that way.
>
> -- Ben
>
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