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This solution works for me on Ventura 13.4.1. Taken from an article by Tom Nelson on the MacSales.com site, How to Create and Use a RAM Disk with Your Mac (Warnings Included!). In a terminal app, ...
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basil.work
·
2023-07-09T05:38:40Z (10 months ago)
- This solution works for me on Ventura 13.4.1. Taken from an article by [Tom Nelson][1] on the MacSales.com site, [*How to Create and Use a RAM Disk with Your Mac (Warnings Included!)*][2].
- In a terminal app, run:
- ```bash
- diskutil erasevolume HFS+ "RAMDisk" `hdiutil attach -nomount ram://2048`
- ```
- - `"RAMDisk"` is the name of the volume.
- - `2048` is the number of blocks of memory to be assigned to your RAM drive.
- Specify 2048 per meg of memory you want assigned to your RAM drive.
- | Drive size | Argument | Math |
- | :--: | :--: | :--: |
- | 256 MB | **524288** | = 256 MB * 2048 |
- | 512 MB | **1048576** | = 512 MB * 2048 |
- | 1 GB | **2097152** | = 1024 MB * 2048 |
- | 2 GB | **4194304** | = 2048 MB * 2048 |
Beware: Your data on the RAM drive disappears upon a crash or restart of the Mac.- [1]: https://eshop.macsales.com/blog/author/tom-n/
- [2]: https://eshop.macsales.com/blog/46348-how-to-create-and-use-a-ram-disk-with-your-mac-warnings-included/
- This solution works for me on Ventura 13.4.1. Taken from an article by [Tom Nelson][1] on the MacSales.com site, [*How to Create and Use a RAM Disk with Your Mac (Warnings Included!)*][2].
- In a terminal app, run:
- ```bash
- diskutil erasevolume HFS+ "RAMDisk" `hdiutil attach -nomount ram://2048`
- ```
- - `"RAMDisk"` is the name of the volume.
- - `2048` is the number of blocks of memory to be assigned to your RAM drive.
- Specify 2048 per meg of memory you want assigned to your RAM drive.
- | Drive size | Argument | Math |
- | :--: | :--: | :--: |
- | 256 MB | **524288** | = 256 MB * 2048 |
- | 512 MB | **1048576** | = 512 MB * 2048 |
- | 1 GB | **2097152** | = 1024 MB * 2048 |
- | 2 GB | **4194304** | = 2048 MB * 2048 |
- Beware: Your data on the RAM drive is destroyed upon a crash or restart of the Mac.
- For more info, see the `man` pages:
- ```bash
- man diskutil
- ```
- … and:
- ```bash
- man hdiutil
- ```
- [1]: https://eshop.macsales.com/blog/author/tom-n/
- [2]: https://eshop.macsales.com/blog/46348-how-to-create-and-use-a-ram-disk-with-your-mac-warnings-included/
#1: Initial revision
by
basil.work
·
2023-07-09T00:43:23Z (10 months ago)
This solution works for me on Ventura 13.4.1. Taken from an article by [Tom Nelson][1] on the MacSales.com site, [*How to Create and Use a RAM Disk with Your Mac (Warnings Included!)*][2]. In a terminal app, run: ```bash diskutil erasevolume HFS+ "RAMDisk" `hdiutil attach -nomount ram://2048` ``` - `"RAMDisk"` is the name of the volume. - `2048` is the number of blocks of memory to be assigned to your RAM drive. Specify 2048 per meg of memory you want assigned to your RAM drive. | Drive size | Argument | Math | | :--: | :--: | :--: | | 256 MB | **524288** | = 256 MB * 2048 | | 512 MB | **1048576** | = 512 MB * 2048 | | 1 GB | **2097152** | = 1024 MB * 2048 | | 2 GB | **4194304** | = 2048 MB * 2048 | Beware: Your data on the RAM drive disappears upon a crash or restart of the Mac. [1]: https://eshop.macsales.com/blog/author/tom-n/ [2]: https://eshop.macsales.com/blog/46348-how-to-create-and-use-a-ram-disk-with-your-mac-warnings-included/