ReadyBoost Alternatives

ReadyBoost is described as 'Disk cache component of Microsoft Windows, first introduced with Microsoft's Windows Vista in 2006 and bundled with Windows 7 in 2009. It works by using flash memory, a USB flash drive, SD card, CompactFlash or any kind of portable flash mass storage system' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are eight alternatives to ReadyBoost for Windows and Linux. The best ReadyBoost alternative is PrimoCache. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try SoftPerfect Cache Relocator or m/prefetch. Other great apps like ReadyBoost are GiMeSpace RAM Folder Pro, HDDTurbo, O&O CleverCache and SuperCache.

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  1. PrimoCache icon

    PrimoCache

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    PrimoCache is a supplementary software caching scheme that cooperates with system memory to provide data caching for disks. It improves system performance by transparently storing data into memory such that future requests for that data can be served faster.

    13 PrimoCache alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    I've downloaded and tried it twice. Even following a "how to" video on a 2nd PC click for click I couldn't get it to work.

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    • PrimoCache is the most popular Windows alternative to ReadyBoost.

    • PrimoCache is the most popular commercial alternative to ReadyBoost.

    • PrimoCache is Paid and ProprietaryReadyBoost is Free and Proprietary
  2. SoftPerfect Cache Relocator icon

    SoftPerfect Cache Relocator

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    Internet browsers intensively use a folder on your hard disk for temporary data — browser cache. There are various reasons why some users want to relocate this folder. For example, moving the cache to a RAM disk can speed up browsing, offload the HDD, or reduce the wear-and-tear...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • SoftPerfect Cache Relocator is the most popular free alternative to ReadyBoost.

    • SoftPerfect Cache Relocator is Free and ProprietaryReadyBoost is also Free and Proprietary
  4. GiMeSpace RAM Folder Pro icon

    GiMeSpace RAM Folder Pro

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    Combining the best of both RAM disk and disk caching software. You can transform any folder on your hard drive to a RAM folder, meaning files in these folders will only be stored in RAM memory.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. m/prefetch icon

    m/prefetch

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    m/prefetch utilize system built-in RAM cache feature to accelerate software open speed, by read user defined files on background every a period of time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • m/prefetch is the most popular Linux alternative to ReadyBoost.

    • m/prefetch is the most popular Open Source alternative to ReadyBoost.

    • m/prefetch is Free and Open SourceReadyBoost is Free and Proprietary
  6. HDDTurbo icon

    HDDTurbo

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    HDDTurbo mainly using free RAM to accelerate hard disk read and write operations. Automatic control size of the cache in memory, without prejudice to other running programs for the purpose of increase performance as possible.

    5 HDDTurbo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. O&O CleverCache icon

    O&O CleverCache

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    O&O CleverCache optimizes your file cache management in Windows. This results in an enormous performance

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. SuperCache icon

    SuperCache

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    SuperCache 5 intelligently stores frequently used disk data in system memory. The memory used to store the data is called a cache. SuperCache 5 intercepts requests for disk data and, when possible, fulfills the request using the cache instead of requesting data from the disk.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. SSHD Wizard icon

    SSHD Wizard

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    Creates a virtual SSHD out of raw (unformatted) SSD+HDD combo. Alternatively, can use free space instead of whole disks.

    6 SSHD Wizard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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