I recently got a 8GB flash drive to move around my portable apps, as well as some music, and simple data files. It’s bigger than I probably need for now, but I figure I’ll grow into it pretty quickly. Since I currently have a lot of free space on it, I figured why not put that space to use, and speed up my computer at the same time, so I turned on ReadyBoost. It’s simple, here’s how to do it:
- Right-click on your flash drive icon. In my case, mine is the E: drive. From the menu that appears, choose Properties
- In the Properties window, select Use this device. If you want to change the suggested amount of space to use, move the slider or type in the amount you desire. Mine suggested 4GB, which is fine for now.
- Click the Apply button, or just click OK and ReadyBoost is activated.
You’ll now see a file called ReadyBoost.sfcache (it will just display as ‘ReadyBoost’ if you have your extensions hidden on your flash drive that takes up the amount of space that was set in the Properties window. If you want to free up that space, just return to the Properties window and disable ReadyBoost.
Tags: Device, Flash, lash Drive for ReadyBoost, ReadyBoost