It sounds like you want to use a RAM disk in a way that essentially doesn't retain files, effectively copying them to a "black hole" where they're immediately discarded. This might be useful in certain scenarios, such as testing file transfer speeds without actually storing the data, or perhaps when working with sensitive data that shouldn't be written to disk due to security policies.
Method 1: Copying to a NUL device
If your goal is to simply "copy files to nowhere," and you're using a Windows environment, you can copy files to the NUL device. The NUL device is a special file that discards all data written to it. Here's how you can do it from the command line:
cmd
copy yourfile.txt NUL
This command simulates the copying process of yourfile.txt but doesn't actually store the file anywhere. It's the simplest way to copy files to "nowhere."
Method 2: Periodically wiping files in your RAM Disk
If you need to simulate a more realistic file copy operation where files are momentarily "stored" before being deleted, you could set up a script to automatically delete files in your RAM disk at regular intervals or trigger the deletion through a specific event.
Here is a basic example of a batch script for Windows that deletes everything in a specified directory without prompting for confirmation:
del /Q /F R:\*
You'd need to replace R:\ with the actual path of your RAM disk. This script can be run manually, via a scheduled task, or triggered by an event (such as when the disk reaches a certain capacity).