Easier procedure for RAM Disk version update

Started by Andrew W.

Andrew W.

Easier procedure for RAM Disk version update   22 April 2025, 18:07

I just updated SoftPerfect RAM Disk on a couple Win10/11 systems to version 4.4.3. It worked, but it seemed more painful than I think it should be.

I am running some "special" folders on the RAM disk, including TEMP/TMP directory redirects for the OS, and redirects of Browser cache directories. It's easy enough to quit browsers before I upgrade, but the TEMP/TMP directories are harder. The RAM Disk updater wouldn't run with the application already running, so in all cases I had to manually dismount the RAM drive, after which Windows wasn't super-happy without its now-missing TEMP/TMP directories. To avoid that I'd need to redirect the TEMP/TMPs back to the C: drive, perhaps with intermediate reboots.

I would have hoped the updater could simply update the RAM Disk application files on the drive, with the old RAM Disk still running in memory, after which a single reboot would recreate everything as before in RAM without the need to shuffle TEMP/TMP file locations, manually dismount RAM disks, and intermediate reboots.

Do you have a smoother and easier process to upgrade the SoftPerfect RAM Disk software on a Windows system already running a RAM Disk with some of the setups I'm using?
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Ann

Easier procedure for version update - Implemented   22 April 2025, 19:17

Thank you for the detailed feedback. Your points are entirely valid. Since the update process already necessitates a reboot to apply driver changes, it would indeed be better for the user interface to be updated post-reboot, thus avoiding disruptions to the TEMP/TMP redirection and similar configurations.

We have improved the RAM Disk installer to streamline the update process. The latest build now replaces the application files automatically after a reboot, eliminating the need to manually quit the application or dismount the RAM disks.
Andrew W.

Re: Easier procedure for version update - Implemented   22 April 2025, 19:43

Wow, I have to say I'm impressed.
Most software companies, big or small, don't care enough to respond and follow up based on feedback from customers, especially so quickly. It's gotten to the point where I rarely make the time and effort to submit bug reports, feature requests, nitpicks, etc, in the often vain hope of seeing incremental improvements to programs.

Thanks & regards,
Andrew

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