Version 2.0 Beta is Out!
Hello Team! The new Beta testing period is started. The version 2 Beta is published.
What’s new in this version
Here goes a quick list of the additional features with more details below:
- Memory caching (if you have plenty of RAM installed);
- Exclude list (the most requested feature);
- Power saving mode;
- More than 4GB cache file size (on NTFS file system only);
- One flash drive use on different computers;
- Unlimited number of files in cache;
- Build cache process improvement (including initial statistics used from XP prefetch information);
- Load balancing mechanism improvements;
- And many small fixes and changes.
- Almost forgot :) And 10 new languages were added.
Memory Cache
If you have more than 1GB of RAM installed you can use some part of it to place a cache file. Computer RAM has an extremely high read speed and a zero seek times–thus you can get up to 50x higher overall random read speed. We do not recommend you to leave less than 1GB of RAM available to the system after adding a cache. However you can try this on your configuration, may be your applications installed will be comfortable with the amount you leave.
Exclude List
There were numerous requests for this feature. Now you are able to specify any location or a file mask to be excluded from caching by eBoostr. Be careful with this feature! If you exclude the “C:\” location, then all files located on this drive will not be cached–thus non of the system files or applications.
Power Save Mode
This feature is very useful for notebook (laptop) users. When your laptop is on battery power, eBoostr will automatically go into Power Save Mode. This mode disables an automatic cache rebuild and redirects all file requests to cache devices. Flash drives consumes much less power compared to “power hungry” hard disk, increasing your battery life time.
Feb 11, 2008
Installed V2.0 Beta over old ebosstr fine, I like the exclude list but I see in my cache contents some files that WERE in my recylebin that are no longer there. Is there a way to exclude the recyle bin from the cache ?
Feb 12, 2008
Andrew have you considered support for vista 64? This version has brilliant changes… but no use if I cannot use it on my main computer.
Feb 12, 2008
Stevvie have you tried to add folder c:/Recycler to exclude list? I think “garbage” is saved in that folder…
Feb 12, 2008
It shows as c:\$recycle.bin. I have since managed to add it to the exclude list as c:\$recycle.bin doesn’t always show when you click add folder. Not sure why, but it was there when I went to add my music folder that I use rearley so needless to say I added c:\$recycle.bin instead.
Feb 13, 2008
Woooooooooooooooooooooh!!!! :D :D :D!!!!
Ty ty ty so much faster!! Boot time is nearly instant!!!
Feb 13, 2008
( With Memory Cache :D!! )
Feb 14, 2008
Stevvie, strange that you have the folder c:\$recycle.bin, usually its a c:/Recycler as medeni73 noted.
BTW there is no need to add an exclusion for the recycle bin. Just empty it and rebuild the cache.
Feb 14, 2008
Spirit93 can you share your “check speed” results?
Feb 14, 2008
Louie, I’ve answered you the next day by email? Did you receive it?
Feb 14, 2008
No I didnt receive it… must be hotmail… could you also send a copy to @gmail.com?
Feb 17, 2008
One thing I’ve noticed with this beta is that it seems to build the cache more than the old version. If I leave the PC alone and then come back to it the eboostr icon seems to always be yellow and the HD/USB USB stick is always accessing.
Feb 18, 2008
Stevvie, no. This version builds the cache with the same frequency as the previous one. Every hour on idle time. However the process that actually rebuilds cache has a very low priority and can take more time compared to version 1.