I attended my favorite storage conference last week in Silicon Valley, File And Storage Technology (FAST). This is the foremost gathering of corporate and academic researchers and practitioners in the ...

So while mucking around I noticed that my external hard drive is set to 'Optimize for Quick Removal' which disables write caching for the drive. Windows tells me this means it is safe to just yank the ...

With modern hardware upgrades and caching techniques, you can significantly speed up an external hard drive's write times. Hard drives include a cache area for storing frequently accessed data, but ...

Is it possible to disable write-behind caching/delayed writes in Windows 2000 for removable drives?<P>Windows 9x had this option (System Properties > Performance > File System > Removable Disk).<P>I ...

I finally made the jump from primarily console to PC gaming shortly after building my own in 2020, which was the absolute worst time to start a new hobby due to the then-soaring costs of PC components ...

The Adata SE920 is an incredibly fast external SSD, provided you've got a USB 4 port. But it requires enabling potentially risky on-drive write caching and costs more than its speeds can justify for ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...