What is "disk cache"? A cache memory is used by operating systems to store frequently accessed data. As the cache memory is a part of the RAM, it is faster to access and retrieve information from the ...

The disk cache in OS X can sometimes use a fair amount of the system's RAM, and clearing it can help you figure out how much RAM your applications and system processes are using.

Most consumers foregoing an SSD for a spinning disk on a laptop are seeking the lowest possible cost on their hardware, and that means 7200rpm 2.5-inch drives don't really fit into very many ...

When the cull-off limit is reached, no culling of the disk cache is performed, and when the cull-start limit is reached, culling of the disk cache begins. For example, for the disk block type ...

Thomas Deliduka wanted to use the commonly recommended tip of storing Netscape Cache files on a RAM disk. Unfortunately, Netscape 6 no longer includes a Choose button to select the storage ...

To prevent these side-channel attacks, Google added a new feature to Chrome 85 that partitions the browser's disk cache so that each site utilizes its own cache that cannot be read by other sites.