loses it contents when your machine is rebooted or turned off, but which is extremely fast
and makes an ideal "temporary" storage space, especially when coupled with RISC OS 4's "
save to icon on the Icon Bar" feature. Once you have enabled the RAM disc, you can set its
size in the field below.
Buffers
The final section of the Discs window is the Buffers box. The first option - ADFS folder
cache - refers to the amount of memory used to remember the contents of directories via
ADFS. This makes accessing folders (from floppy discs) much faster.
The ADFS buffers option has a similar performance benefit. ADFS discs in your computer
can have key bits of data buffered in your computer's memory to speed up the accessing of
files.
Finally, CDFS buffers are very similar to ADFS buffers, except that they cache data from
CDs, making CD access much quicker.
The Filer tool
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Large icons shows files with full-size icons and is the usual way of looking at
files on your discs.
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Small icons uses quarter size icons to allow you to fit more icons on your screen,
whilst
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Full info uses a list view to show all the details about file size, time created and
type of file.
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The sorting options are a matter of taste as to which you prefer. The default is to
sort alphabetically by name.
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