Difficult upgrade process when using TEMP/TMP redirects

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Andrew W. Guest
22 Apr 2025

I just updated SoftPerfect RAM Disk on a couple of 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?

Ann SoftPerfect
22 Apr 2025

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 version now replaces the application files automatically after a reboot, eliminating the need to manually quit the application or dismount the RAM disks.

Andrew W. Guest
22 Apr 2025

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

User Guest
25 Jan

Awesome. Thank you.

Joshua Guest
20 Feb

This is precisely why I will continue to use and support this software even in the event a slightly better product came along. This type of feedback and implementation cannot be understated. Thank you SoftPerfect team!!

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