Virtual Memory with USB flash drive

I read some ware that an USB flash drive can be used as the Virtual Memory
in place of having it on your hard drive. Is this a good idea?

Thank you,
David

Ed
Sun Jun 15 13:31:35 PDT 2008

On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:59:49 -0700, titus12 wrote:

> I read some ware that an USB flash drive can be used as the Virtual
> Memory in place of having it on your hard drive. Is this a good idea?
>
> Thank you,
> David

No, it's definitely not a good idea.

Your flash drive would be killed much quicker than under normal use owing
to the number of writes it would be receiving and you're running the risk
of screwing things up if the drive is accidentally removed.

I'm not even sure XP would allow you to do this. IMHO it shouldn't...

Ed Metcalfe.

Big_Al
Sun Jun 15 14:49:17 PDT 2008

Ed Metcalfe wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:59:49 -0700, titus12 wrote:
>
>> I read some ware that an USB flash drive can be used as the Virtual
>> Memory in place of having it on your hard drive. Is this a good idea?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> David
>
> No, it's definitely not a good idea.
>
> Your flash drive would be killed much quicker than under normal use owing
> to the number of writes it would be receiving and you're running the risk
> of screwing things up if the drive is accidentally removed.
>
> I'm not even sure XP would allow you to do this. IMHO it shouldn't...
>
> Ed Metcalfe.
And I'm not sure USB drives are faster than a normal HD. Mine are not!

Bruce
Sun Jun 15 16:12:11 PDT 2008

titus12 wrote:
> I read some ware that an USB flash drive can be used as the Virtual
> Memory in place of having it on your hard drive. Is this a good idea?
>
> Thank you,
> David


What you're probably thinking of is Vista's ReadyBoost feature, which
can use a USB thumb drive (that meets certain minimum requirements - not
just any thumb drive) to enlarge/expand virtual memory. It does not
replace the virtual memory on the hard drive. WinXP does not, as far as
I know, support this.


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smlunatick
Tue Jun 17 10:10:09 PDT 2008

On Jun 16, 12:12 am, Bruce Chambers <bchamb...@cable0ne.n3t> wrote:
> titus12 wrote:
> > I read some ware that an USB flash drive can be used as the Virtual
> > Memory in place of having it on your hard drive. Is this a good idea?
>
> > Thank you,
> > David
>
> What you're probably thinking of is Vista's ReadyBoost feature, which
> can use a USB thumb drive (that meets certain minimum requirements - not
> just any thumb drive) to enlarge/expand virtual memory. It does not
> replace the virtual memory on the hard drive. WinXP does not, as far as
> I know, support this.
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375
>
> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell
>
> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
> killed a great many philosophers.
> ~ Denis Diderot

XP does not have Microsoft's ReadyBoost but there was a previous post
with a "third" party equivalent.