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Bamse:
No I don't know but that does not stop me from posting :D Both of those you mentioned, and CleanMem, seems to be more about memory management than disk caching. O&O also have a buffer/cache for file operations though. But to free up memory which Windows holds back from being used is the message. As you can see from picture at O&O site less caching is considered a good thing because then there is more available ram for your programs. I wonder how CleverCache can handle SuperFetch other than simply turning it off?  

O&O Mem-O-Safe seems to be related to FancyCache which is free (for now at least) http://www.romexsoftware.com/en-us/fancy-cache/index.html  Read about it on their forum before installing. If you use partition version, activate it for C: and give it a long wait (Defer write/latency) to really use buffer effectively what happens if Windows go BSOD? Do you feel lucky or not? Effect is similar to a normal Ramdisk but potentially worse since FancyCache buffer/hold all types of data, you cannot tell it what to include/exclude. Definitely read about it first but it does work. I have used it for a while but not yet 100% comfortable with the idea. Pretty sure I will return, keep eye on it for now. Judging from their forum most people have positive experiences, especially those with SSD seem to be going crazy. Long thread on this SSD forum http://ssdtechnologyforum.com/threads/1107-Fancy-Cache-A-disk-cache-that-WORKS-for-our-SSDs!!!!!!-In-beta-now...?highlight=fancycache Might do wonders on old system with enough ram.

Seems like OCZ approves and is involved to some degree http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?79525-Interesting-new-hybrid-disk-cache&p=598218&viewfull=1#post598218

I have not tried this but if you have no ram to spare FancyCache can use external disk for caching. Like using an SSD to cache old slow hds http://www.romexsoftware.com/bbs2/en-us/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=694 Should also work with a flashdrive, a bit like Readyboost I guess http://www.romexsoftware.com/bbs2/en-us/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=634&p=1385&hilit=flash#p1385

MilesAhead:
Also you can play around with ntfs file system cache using command line settings:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/increase-the-filesystem-memory-cache-size-in-vista/

running this command will tell you the current setting:

fsutil behavior query memoryusage

After setting this param a reboot is required.
(You change the setting by using "set" instead of "query")

majoMO:
CleanMem cleans file cache system like CacheSet (by Systernal) does.

To disable 'Last Access' files feature could avoid many file accesses in System:

In command line:
fsutil behavior set disablelastaccess 1
OR set to 1 in Registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem -> NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate=1

Bamse:
NtfsMemoryUsage debunked? http://www.tweakhound.com/blog/?p=1164

I think Last access is actually disabled per default in Vista/7 majoMO

CleanMem does more than CacheSet from what I can tell. Not so sure about value though. Author seem to be careful not to promise too much, probably wise.

MilesAhead:
NtfsMemoryUsage debunked? http://www.tweakhound.com/blog/?p=1164

I think Last access is actually disabled per default in Vista/7 majoMO
-Bamse (January 31, 2011, 02:32 PM)
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It may vary with the Windows edition.  For Home Premium you may have to explicitly set it.

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