Comments on: Use a Ramdisk to increase Firefox security http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:18:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Oneder http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-414659 Oneder Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:16:54 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-414659 Been playing with the ramdisk and I think it can actually compliment Sandboxie in setting Sandboxie's storage folder as the ramdrive. Using the ramdisk does seem to speed things up while Sandboxie provides excellent security. There is no need to change FF's cache path as Sandboxie caches everything into the ramdisk. Been playing with the ramdisk and I think it can actually compliment Sandboxie in setting Sandboxie’s storage folder as the ramdrive.

Using the ramdisk does seem to speed things up while Sandboxie provides excellent security.

There is no need to change FF’s cache path as Sandboxie caches everything into the ramdisk.

]]> By: Red http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-302697 Red Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:41:46 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-302697 Why would you bother with the ramdisk - why not disable the browser.cache.disk ,this would force firefox to store the cache in ram . that is how protable firefox does it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Firefox,_Portable_Edition http://technicaltricks.blogspot.com/2008/02/optimize-firefox-reduce-memory-leakage.html Why would you bother with the ramdisk - why not disable the browser.cache.disk ,this would force firefox to store the cache in ram . that is how protable firefox does it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Firefox,_Portable_Edition
http://technicaltricks.blogspot.com/2008/02/optimize-firefox-reduce-memory-leakage.html

]]> By: Gobbas Crap » Anonymize your surfing by storing cache on ram-disc. http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-284782 Gobbas Crap » Anonymize your surfing by storing cache on ram-disc. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:14:30 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-284782 [...] The guide is here!  Posted by gobba under geek stuff, security [...] [...] The guide is here!  Posted by gobba under geek stuff, security [...]

]]> By: Chad Habergood http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-270301 Chad Habergood Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:21:40 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-270301 In light of this, in ram disc ain't so secure... http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/technology/22chip.html In light of this, in ram disc ain’t so secure…
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/technology/22chip.html

]]> By: Leonid http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-240175 Leonid Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:03:11 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-240175 My goal was to capture video file in cache 45 minutes long and 90 MB size. The file in cache named 45FD74EDd01 was growing to 65520 MB and stopped growing at this size. I coped it to other folder, renamed by adding ".flv" and could see part of video only. How can I increase this file to e.g. 100 MB? What command in about:config? My goal was to capture video file in cache 45 minutes long and 90 MB size. The file in cache named 45FD74EDd01 was growing to 65520 MB and stopped growing at this size. I coped it to other folder, renamed by adding “.flv” and could see part of video only.
How can I increase this file to e.g. 100 MB? What command in about:config?

]]> By: Peter http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-225484 Peter Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:16:08 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-225484 Try putting FireFox Portable (www.portableapps.com) on the RAM-drive . Man, does that speed up load-times .. Try putting FireFox Portable
(www.portableapps.com) on the RAM-drive .
Man, does that speed up load-times ..

]]> By: Chris Lees http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-221972 Chris Lees Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:05:53 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-221972 512 megabytes of RAM being set aside for the Firefox cache is ridiculously huge. Why have most of it sitting aside doing when it could be unallocated and being used for system cache (making the whole computer faster)? 50 megabytes is all you need. The cache is there for storing HTML and images that you download within the course of your web browsing, so even 50 megabytes is generous. 512 megabytes of RAM being set aside for the Firefox cache is ridiculously huge. Why have most of it sitting aside doing when it could be unallocated and being used for system cache (making the whole computer faster)?

50 megabytes is all you need. The cache is there for storing HTML and images that you download within the course of your web browsing, so even 50 megabytes is generous.

]]> By: 使用一个Ramdisk来增加Firefox的安全 » Ghacks CN http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-220350 使用一个Ramdisk来增加Firefox的安全 » Ghacks CN Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:21:47 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-220350 [...] 原文链接。 [...] [...] 原文链接。 [...]

]]> By: Dante http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-218362 Dante Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:25:34 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-218362 Just took a look at Sandboxie. Interesting. But ramdisks are inherently safer. It permanently goes away into thin air. It never touch the harddisk at all. I used to use ramdisks to play CIV I back in the old days. MIS never caught on :) Just took a look at Sandboxie. Interesting. But ramdisks are inherently safer. It permanently goes away into thin air. It never touch the harddisk at all. I used to use ramdisks to play CIV I back in the old days. MIS never caught on :)

]]> By: Dante http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-218360 Dante Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:22:54 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-218360 The link worked fine with me. But hey, thanks for reminding me. I used to use ramdisks. Than the harddisk requirements got too large and I forgot all about ramdisks. Now ram is getting up to 4 gigs, time to use ramdisks again. The link worked fine with me. But hey, thanks for reminding me. I used to use ramdisks. Than the harddisk requirements got too large and I forgot all about ramdisks. Now ram is getting up to 4 gigs, time to use ramdisks again.

]]> By: Oneder http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-217794 Oneder Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:46:26 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-217794 Much easier and safer way to run your browser is to use Sandboxie and Returnil. http://www.sandboxie.com/ http://www.returnilvirtualsystem.com/ Much easier and safer way to run your browser is to use Sandboxie and Returnil.

http://www.sandboxie.com/

http://www.returnilvirtualsystem.com/

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-217784 Martin Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:50:59 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-217784 That's strange because I can download the file without difficulties. Try this alternate download link http://rapidshare.com/files/76624404/ramdisk.zip.html That’s strange because I can download the file without difficulties. Try this alternate download link http://rapidshare.com/files/76624404/ramdisk.zip.html

]]> By: Jojo http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-217770 Jojo Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:08:42 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/14/use-a-ramdisk-to-increase-firefox-security/#comment-217770 Download link doesn't work. When I click on it, I get: User is not allowed to use direct links. Please email support@box.net for support Download link doesn’t work. When I click on it, I get:

User is not allowed to use direct links.
Please email support@box.net for support

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