m/prefetch Alternatives

m/prefetch is described as 'Utilize system built-in RAM cache feature to accelerate software open speed, by read user defined files on background every a period of time' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to m/prefetch for Windows and Linux. The best m/prefetch alternative is PrimoCache. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try HDDTurbo or ReadyBoost. Other great apps like m/prefetch are GiMeSpace RAM Folder Pro, WinRamTech RAMDrive Enterprise, O&O CleverCache and Gilisoft RAMDisk.

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  1. PrimoCache icon
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    PrimoCache is a supplementary software caching scheme that cooperates with system memory to provide data caching for disks. It improves system performance by transparently storing data into memory such that future requests for that data can be served faster.

    13 PrimoCache alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • PrimoCache is the most popular Windows alternative to m/prefetch.

    • PrimoCache is the most popular commercial alternative to m/prefetch.

    • PrimoCache is Paid and Proprietarym/prefetch is Free and Open Source
  2. HDDTurbo icon
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    HDDTurbo mainly using free RAM to accelerate hard disk read and write operations. Automatic control size of the cache in memory, without prejudice to other running programs for the purpose of increase performance as possible.

    5 HDDTurbo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • HDDTurbo is the most popular free alternative to m/prefetch.

    • HDDTurbo is Free and Proprietarym/prefetch is Free and Open Source
  3. Combining the best of both RAM disk and disk caching software. You can transform any folder on your hard drive to a RAM folder, meaning files in these folders will only be stored in RAM memory.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. ReadyBoost icon
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    ReadyBoost is a disk cache component of Microsoft Windows, first introduced with Microsoft's Windows Vista in 2006 and bundled with Windows 7 in 2009. It works by using flash memory, a USB flash drive, SD card, CompactFlash or any kind of portable flash mass storage system...

    8 ReadyBoost alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. RAMDisk compatible with Windows 2000/XP to Windows 11.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. O&O CleverCache optimizes your file cache management in Windows. This results in an enormous performance

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. The RAM disk bypasses the system hard drive, which is the slowest part of a computer. Freeing your data storage and retrieval from this mechanical disk gives your system an immediate boost.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. SuperCache 5 intelligently stores frequently used disk data in system memory. The memory used to store the data is called a cache. SuperCache 5 intercepts requests for disk data and, when possible, fulfills the request using the cache instead of requesting data from the disk.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. RapidDisk icon
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    RapidDisk (or rxdsk) is designed to be used in environments requiring high performing data transfers and has been designed with simplicity in mind. Utilizing a management binary application, the system administrator is capable of dynamically adding new RAM based block devices of...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • RapidDisk is the most popular Linux alternative to m/prefetch.

    • RapidDisk is the most popular Open Source alternative to m/prefetch.

    • RapidDisk is Free and Open Sourcem/prefetch is also Free and Open Source
  10. Open CAS interoperates with server memory to create a multilevel cache that optimizes the use of system memory and automatically determines the best cache level for active data, allowing applications to perform even faster than running fully on flash.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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