Can I quiet error messages abiut NVCache?

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Bill Starbuck

My copy of Vista seems to have acquired an auxiliary program called
ReadyBoost. Windows says ReadyBoost should have 450 MB. Ready Boost is in a
separate drive named NVCache, which is 500 MB. Nothing else is in NVCache --
only Ready Boost. Thus, the Properties for NVCache says 50 MB are free.

However, several times a day, I receive error messages declaring that
NVCache is too crowded and files should be deleted. When I click on "clean
up", Windows tells me there is nothing to delete.

How can I eliminate these apparently useless error messages?
 
Hi Bill,

Readyboost uses thumb drives for this process. Is one plugged into the
machine? The properties of the drive, when plugged in, can be accessed and
use of it for readyboost can be disabled from there.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
 
Dear Rick:

Thanks for replying. Unfortunately, I do not understand what you said.

I do own a couple of USB memory sticks, but I have not plugged them into
this computer recently. Therefore, I surmise that the 500 MB on "Drive E"
must be physically sharing my normal harddisk with Drive C. Drive E is
FAT32, as contrasted with the NTFS of Drive C. That is, I do not see how
Windows could perceive 500 MB on a memory stick that is not connected to the
computer. Is my inference incorrect?

So far as I can see, ReadyBoost is supposed to accelerate some accesses of
the harddisk by caching frequently used files. This sounds like it ought to
be useful. But you appear to be suggesting that I should disable this
function. Why is disabling a good idea?

Bill
 
Hi Bill,

It certainly sounds like it is using "E:" for the readyboost, though I've
not seen it do that with anything other than a thumb drive. If you disable
use of it for this process, it should clear the existing cache and rebuild
when re-enabled. The "full" messages should not normally appear. Readyboost
is a useful process when the amount of memory on a system is low when
compared to the amount normal usage demands.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
 
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